Ilana Masad is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, StoryQuartlerly, Tin House’s Open Bar, 7x7, Catapult, Buzzfeed, and many more. The author of the novel All My Mother’s Lovers, Masad holds a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.