03/09/2026
New Baltimore Historical presents a presentation and book signing by Author Keith Gave. Tuesday September 8th
New Baltimore Historical Society Members only book signing from 6-6:45 p.m. Free for members to attend.
Non members only presentation and book signing at 7 p.m. $10 for non members to attend. Cash or Venmo accepted.
At the Civic Club 36551 Main St.
New Baltimore, MI
Keith Gave will also have books available for purchase.
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New Baltimore native Keith Gave is the author of three books that capped an eclectic career, including lengthy stints as soldier, spy, newspaperman, radio host, TV analyst, publicist, college professor and filmmaker – all before he set out to write books.
Gave spent six years in the United States Army as a Russian linguist working for the National Security Agency during the Cold War, including three years in West Berlin when it was surrounded by a wall. Nothing could have better prepared him for a career as a sports writer covering hockey for the Detroit Free Press. That’s when he experienced the cloak-and-dagger assignment of his career; on a covert mission to Helsinki, Finland, he passed along messages to two young Soviet hockey players who would eventually lead the Detroit Red Wings to the Stanley Cup summit for the first time in 42 years.
That experience led to two books: The Russian Five, A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage (March 2018); and Vlad The Impaler, More Epic Tales from Detroit 1997 Stanley Cup Conquest (April 2022). His third book, A Miracle of Their Own, A Team, A Stunning Gold Medal and Newfound Dreams for American Girls (October 2022) was written with co-author Tim Rappleye and tells the remarkable story of one of the greatest upsets in hockey history that took place 25 years ago when Team USA beat powerful Canada in the first-ever Olympic women’s ice hockey tournament in Nagano, Japan, in 1998. His fourth book, another Amazon best-seller – “The Grind Line, The gears that powered the Detroit Red Wings to the summit” – was published in 2025. A fifth and final book is scheduled to be released this fall.
Gave’s IMDB profile lists credits as writer/producer on the award-winning documentary film, “The Russian Five” and his appearance in “Tough Guy, The Bob Probert Story.” And there may be more; Hollywood currently is developing a feature film based on “The Russian Five” book.
Gave’s news career has spanned more than 40 years, including assignments with The Associated Press (Chicago Bureau), the Detroit Free Press and the Dallas Morning News, where his editors nominated him for a Pulitzer Prize for commentary. More recently, he spent nearly 20 years as a college English and journalism instructor before “retiring” to write books.
He lives in Northern Michigan with his wife, Jo Ann, and their three Golden Retrievers – Conroy, Dante and Garp. There, he continues to write when he’s not sneaking off to cast a fly to the trout on his home waters of the AuSable River.
