A quietly fierce secretary,
a brash young scientist, and
an entire region
under threat...
a homefront
Cold War love story wrapped inside a suspense-filled thriller.
All Pre-orders supported Heart of America NW
For more info
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"TANGLES doesn't feel like the historical fiction I've been reading lately...
it feels like so much more." --The San Francisco Book Review
"Deftly blending a love story with a suspenseful thriller of a mystery, author Kay Smith-Blum presents TANGLES, a Cold War era novel that showcases the devastating costs to life and the environment with the emergence of the nuclear age. Featuring the Kay Smith-Blum distinctive narrative-driven storytelling style, TANGLES reveals the courage of wronged women, the fierce determination of fatherless sons, and the limitless power of the individual. 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
FEATURED EVENT - JULY 2025
The secrets, the coverups, the past andpresent
of all things Hanford
and PNW's role in the Nuclear Arms Race
Award-winning author, KSB gets on the down-low with avid Castle Rock and Longview readers at
Vault Books & Brew
and speaks at the
July 2025 Word Fest
TUESDAY,
JULY 8TH
BOOKSTORE
COFFEE CLUTCH
11 AM TO 1 PM
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WORDFEST
AUTHOR TALK
6 PM
Come for the lemon bread and coffee. Stay for the nuclear revelations and a personalized copy of TANGLES.
SIGNED COPIES OF TANGLES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE at WORD FEST JULY 2025 COURTESY OF VAULT BOOKS & BREW
MEET THE AUTHOR
Redefining Historical Fiction
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, TANGLES, named 2024 Book of the Year by the Literary Global Book Awards and Best Debut Fiction by the American Writing Awards 2024. Smith-Blum, a sunrise writer, has lived in Seattle for four decades. She works out her writer’s block in her sons’ gardens (which she designed) and the nearest lap pool. (For full Bio, see CV)
Photo credit Marc Von Borstel
CONTACT
Media or event inquiries, please contact:
Erin Kelly Blum erin [dot] blum [at] gpcommsconsulting.com
Book club and Library inquiries, contact KSB: kaysmithblum[at]gmail[dot]com
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