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Ilana Masad Author Of Beings

From Ilana's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

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Ilana's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Ilana Masad Why Ilana loves this book

As a person who finds friendship deeply meaningful, and who often feels like romance is not nearly as far away from friendship as we're taught it is, I found this book to be incredibly meaningful, moving, and beautiful.

By Tree Abraham ,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked elseship as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

“elseship is a kaleidoscopic exploration of all that can exist between two people caught in the middle of friendship and unrequited love. It's a gorgeous and delicately rendered tapestry of desires—and a bracing examination of what happens when feelings break the boxes and labels meant to neatly contain them.” —Angela Chen, author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

When Tree Abraham falls in love with her housemate who does not reciprocate the feeling, instead of breaking up, they keep going. This story begins where most end. elseship deftly and courageously recounts the starts…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Meet Me at the Crossroads

Ilana Masad Author Of Beings

From Ilana's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author

Ilana's 3 favorite reads in 2025

Ilana Masad Why Ilana loves this book

Megan Giddings is truly one of my favorite writers, and this book absolutely blew my socks off. I loved how it surprised me at every turn, and how, at the same time, its ending felt like the best, most perfect, and really only ending possible. What a treat.

By Megan Giddings ,

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1 author picked Meet Me at the Crossroads as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

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From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons.

On an ordinary summer morning, the world is changed by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world. People are, of course, mesmerized and intrigued: A new dimension filled with beauty and resources beckons them to step into an adventure. But, perhaps inevitably, people soon learn that what looks like paradise may very well be filled with…


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