Amanda M. Fairbanks

Amanda M. Fairbanks is an American journalist and author known for her deeply researched narrative nonfiction. Her acclaimed debut, "The Lost Boys of Montauk," investigates the 1984 disappearance of four fishermen off the coast of Long Island, weaving together maritime history, economic struggle, and community memory. Fairbanks's reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and other major publications. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, she brings investigative rigor and literary prose to stories of working-class America. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she continues to explore untold American stories.