A lifelong athlete, Kim has competed in at least ten sports, nationally or internationally in four: water skiing (first), sprint triathlon (fourth), off-road triathlon (eighth), and 24-hour adventure racing (not last). A certified mountain-bike coach, is certifiably crazy about fly fishing. She lives in Idaho with her husband and son.
Kim is available for speaking engagements, editing, teaching, and other editorial services.
Kim’s first book, What Stands in a Storm, won the Fitzgerald Museum Literary Prize for Excellence in Writing and the American Society of Journalists and Authors nonfiction book award. A Barnes & Noble Discover pick, it was named one of Amazon’s Best Books of 2015 and was a finalist in the GoodReads Choice Awards. It has been selected for by two community-wide reading programs and is taught in high schools and colleges in at least five states.
Kim’s second book, The Stahl House, was excerpted in Vanity Fair and is sold at Case Study House #22 in Hollywood. Her third book, In Light of All Darkness, was a finalist for the Edgar Award in Fact Crime and featured in a 2-hour 20/20 documentary.
