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This thriller asks what boys learn from the world around them in terms of what manhood means, what counts as acceptable behavior, and what a man can expect to get away with (possibly even rape or murder)—so I think What Boys Learn is spot on!
What's in a name?
My main character, a struggling single mom living on Chicago’s affluent North Shore, is named Abby Rosso. I wanted a common first name and an Italian last name that says “Chicago,” as my own maiden name does. You might also note...[read on]
The Page 69 Test: The Spanish Bow.
The Page 69 Test: The Detour.
Writers Read: Andromeda Romano-Lax (February 2012).
The Page 69 Test: What Boys Learn.
Writers Read: Andromeda Romano-Lax.
My Book, The Movie: What Boys Learn.
Q&A with Andromeda Romano-Lax.
--Marshal Zeringue


