PRESENT TENSE | Andromeda Romano-Lax | Substack

An interview with By Herself Travel on reading mindset and lifestyle

Mar 16

The joy in discovering that the author you wrote off as irrelevant may be just the woman to teach us how to bounce back, be wildly productive, deal with haters, and always get the last laugh

Andromeda Romano-Lax

Mar 9

In which we have no questions for Rebecca Makkai but will gladly compile thoughts from interviews she has given elsewhere, in order to discuss a tricky writing topic.

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Mar 23

Why structure makes a suspense novel

Mar 2

Multi-talented filmmaker and debut novelist Ramona Emerson wins multiple award nominations for a book Big Publishing overlooked

Andromeda Romano-Lax

Feb 23

What to expect from this Substack

Feb 16

Whether it’s about writing, reading, or publishing, we will do our best to get you an answer. Leave a comment. *or for someone else smarter or more…

Feb 7

PRESENT TENSE

A Gathering Place for Writers and Readers of Suspense Fiction

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Books by Andromeda Romano-Lax

The Deepest Lake (2024)A mother investigates the suspicious disappearance of her daughter at a writing retreat in Guatemala

Annie and the Wolves A modern-day historian finds her life intertwined with Annie Oakley's in an electrifying novel that explores female revenge and the allure of changing one's past

Plum Rains Canada Sunburst Award Winner; a tapestry of science fiction and historical fiction, set in Japan and Taiwan, spanning a century of empire, conquest, progress, and destruction

Behave The harrowing story of Rosalie Rayner Watson, forgotten psychology pioneer and wife of John Watson, the Father of Behaviorism

The Detour “A gently haunting work of subtle and surprising wisdom" (Booklist) about a Nazi-era art curator tasked with obtaining an Italian statute that represents the Third Reich's warped ideals

The Spanish Bow A NYT Editor's Choice novel translated into 11 languages; Andromeda's debut about a Spanish cellist's coming-of-age in war-torn Europe

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