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From the celebrated author of All My Mother's Lovers, a new novel based on true events asks whether extraterrestrial life might be what ties us to one another, to history, and to reality itself.

In 1961, an interracial couple drove through the dark mountains of New Hampshire when a mysterious light began to follow them.

Years later, through hypnosis, they recalled an unbelievable brush with extraterrestrial life. Unintentionally, a genre was born: the alien abduction narrative.

In Ilana Masad's Beings, the couple's experience serves as one part of a trio of intertwined threads: Known only by their roles as husband and wife, Masad explores the pair's trauma and its aftermath and questions what it means to accept the impossible.

“Ilana Masad is an exciting talent." —Garth Greenwell

“Ilana Masad is an exciting talent." —Garth Greenwell

“Masad is a writer on the rise." —Kirsten Arnett

“Masad is a writer on the rise." —Kirsten Arnett

“A stunning excavation of the profound destabilization of grief . . . A giant-hearted and sharply funny debut.” —Laura van den Berg

“A stunning excavation of the profound destabilization of grief . . . A giant-hearted and sharply funny debut.” —Laura van den Berg

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Sep 23, 2025



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