Balial writes as a television and film critic (for Awards Daily TV, and for rogerebert.com). As a freelance writer (for The New Republic, Vice, Slate, Wired, The Texas Observer, Lit Hub, The Week', Harper's Bazaar, The Daily Beast, The AV Club, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Men's Journal, Pacific Standard, and Slate) she writes social commentary. Bilial's review of "the famous journalism film All the President's Men" is noted by Roy Peter Clark in his writer's how-to book, Murder Your Darlings. In autobiography, highlighting her experiences as an Asian American student, educator, and US citizen, Balial has written help for educators and commentary on education (in middle school and in high school), life outside of India, and American citizenship.
