The Author Redefining Historical Fiction
Debunking 20th-Century Tropes
Daylighting injustice, fusing genres
The storyteller flipping the past’s script, turning tired tropes on their head, and crafting fresh, genre‑bending fact-based thrill rides.
A Literary Triumph: Winner of 13 Awards
(and Counting)
Deftly blending historical details inside a character-driven thriller
"TANGLES doesn't feel like the historical fiction I've been reading lately... it feels like so much more."
The San Francisco Book Review
"At once labyrinthine and simply and deeply human...in stunning and engrossing multiple narratives, Smith-Blum reminds us about the devastating and lasting costs of love, loyalty and freedom and, above all, the enduring solace of nature and family."
--James Anderson, Critically-acclaimed author of The Never-Open Desert Diner
"Original, exceptional, emotionally engaging, memorable, and raised by its author to an impressive level of literary excellence, TANGLES is especially and unreservedly recommended for community and public library Contemporary Fiction collections." -- The Midwest Book Review
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Meet
The
Author
Kay Smith-Blum, a former fashionista and Seattle School Board President, spends her days debunking the tropes of the mid-20th-century history.
An odd dream and the recent upheaval over leaking radioactive waste tanks at the Hanford Nuclear site compelled her to write, Recently named Best Regional Fiction in the West for 2025 by the National Indie Excellence Awards and Best Historical Mystery/Suspense by the American Fiction Awards at Book Fest 2025, TANGLES, was also named Book of the Year by the Literary Global Book Awards and Best Debut Fiction by the American Writing Awards.
