--- title: Ross Parents Association Hosts Author Amanda M. Fairbanks description: Renowned author Amanda M. Fairbanks visited Ross on Monday to speak about her book, The Lost Boys of Montauk, at the last Middle School and High School PA Meeting of the year. image: https://blog.ross.org/hubfs/Amanda%20Fairbanks-1.png --- [![Ross School](https://blog.ross.org/hubfs/RossSchool_November2018/image/download.png)](https://www.ross.org/) # [blank blank blank ``` ``` The Ross School Blog](https://blog.ross.org/) # Ross Parents Association Hosts Author Amanda M. Fairbanks Posted by [Ross School News](https://blog.ross.org/author/ross-school-news) May 20, 2022 ![Amanda Fairbanks-1](https://blog.ross.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Amanda%20Fairbanks-1.png?width=556&name=Amanda%20Fairbanks-1.png)Renowned author Amanda M. Fairbanks visited Ross on Monday to speak about her book, *The Lost Boys of Montauk,* at the last Middle School and High School PA Meeting of the year. Amanda M. Fairbanks is a journalist who has worked in the editorial department of The New York Times, as a reporter for HuffPost, and at The East Hampton Star, where she wrote investigative stories, features, and profiles. Her writing has also appeared in The Boston Globe, Newsweek, The Atlantic, and The San Francisco Chronicle. A graduate of Smith College and a former Teach for America corps member, she has two master's degrees from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and currently lives with her family in Sag Harbor.  *The Lost Boys of Montauk* is an immersive account of a tragedy at sea whose repercussions haunt its survivors to this day. It was lauded by New York Times bestselling author Ron Suskind as "an honest and touching book, and a hell of a story." Topics: [Events](https://blog.ross.org/tag/events), [Local](https://blog.ross.org/tag/local), [News](https://blog.ross.org/tag/news), [Literature](https://blog.ross.org/tag/literature), [Community](https://blog.ross.org/tag/community) Posted by [Ross School News](https://blog.ross.org/author/ross-school-news) --- Ross on Social Media [Powered by Curator.io](https://curator.io) --- ### Subscribe Here! ### Topics - [News (68)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/news) - [Students (42)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/students) - [Community (22)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/community) - [Events (22)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/events) - [Local (21)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/local) - [Art (18)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/art) - [Alumni (17)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/alumni) - [Spiral Curriculum (13)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/spiral-curriculum) - [Field Academy (10)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/field-academy) - [Athletics (8)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/athletics) - [Core Values (8)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/core-values) - [Performing Arts (8)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/performing-arts) - [Science (8)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/science) - [Cultural History (6)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/cultural-history) - [Education (6)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/education) - [Nexus (6)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/nexus) - [Library (5)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/library) - [Ross Musings (5)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/ross-musings) - [College Counseling (4)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/college-counseling) - [Faculty (4)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/faculty) - [Archive (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/archive) - [Environment (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/environment) - [Literature (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/literature) - [Meditation (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/meditation) - [Senior Projects (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/senior-projects) - [Wellness (3)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/wellness) - [Campus (2)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/campus) - [Media Studies (2)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/media-studies) - [Mentors (2)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/mentors) - [Tennis (2)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/tennis) - [Annual Fund (1)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/annual-fund) - [Board of Trustees (1)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/board-of-trustees) - [Technology (1)](https://blog.ross.org/tag/technology) --- ![Ross School logo](https://blog.ross.org/hubfs/RossSchool_November2018/image/ross-white-logo2.png) blank ``` About ``` Our mission is to change the way education meets the future; to foster interdisciplinary, integrated thinking and innovative leadership; to engage fully in the global community; and to facilitate lifelong learning. ``` Contact ``` T. 631-907-5000 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 [Map](https://goo.gl/maps/HxJzhs54CW12) ``` Quick Links ``` [Contact](https://ross-pt-dev.squarespace.com/contact) [Apply](https://ross-pt-dev.squarespace.com/admissions/apply) [Visit](https://ross-pt-dev.squarespace.com/admissions/visit) [Portal](https://ross-pt-dev.squarespace.com/portal) © Ross School ![Social Partners](https://blog.ross.org/hubfs/RossSchool_November2018/image/download1.png)