Ilana Masad
Israeli American, queer, chronically ill, and forever reading, Ilana Masad is a book critic and fiction writer. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Tin House, McSweeney's, Joyland Magazine, and more. She is the founder and host of The Other Stories, a podcast that features new, emerging, and established fiction writers.
Twitter: @ilanaslightly
Blog: Slightly Ignorant
100 Must-Read Sad Books that Make You Cry
Ilana Masad
January 15, 2018
Books that make you cry, for readers of all ages and lovers of all genres.
JUSTICE: 4 Books on a Big Topic
Ilana Masad
December 21, 2017
From OCTAVIA'S BROOD to THE MAKING OF ASIAN AMERICA, next up in books on a big topic, we're talking about titles that confront justice.
94 Contemp Black Women/Femme/NB Authors You Can Monetarily Support
Ilana Masad
December 18, 2017
Instead of congratulations ourselves for thanking Black women for voting for Doug Jones in Alabama, let's support their work.
10 Black Princess Books to Celebrate the Royal Engagement
Ilana Masad
November 30, 2017
In light of the engagement of Prince Henry and Meghan Markle, we've rounded up a list of children's books starring black princesses.
TIME: 4 Books on a Big Topic
Ilana Masad
The next topic in the big books series is, you guessed it: Time. Here's a selection of four books that talk about or deal with the concept of time.
The Environment: 4 Books on a Big Topic
Ilana Masad
October 29, 2017
Fiction and nonfiction exploring the environment.
7 Instagram Accounts Proving Books + Fashion = Awesome
Ilana Masad
October 15, 2017
Fashion + Books + Instagram = win.
It’s National Coming Out Day in Scary 2017!
Ilana Masad
October 11, 2017
National Coming Out Day is acknowledged on October 11 every year, and here at Book Riot, we're celebrating by featuring only queer voices today.
100 Must-Read Books by Queer Authors
Ilana Masad
September 15, 2017
Looking for a reading list of queer authors to get started with? These 100 must-reads by queer authors is a great place to discover new and veteran writers.
HEALTH: 4 Books on a Big Topic
Ilana Masad
September 2, 2017
Four books on the big topic of health.