Lauren Oyler is an American author and critic. Her debut novel, '' Fake Accounts'', was published in February 2021.

Early life and education

Oyler was born and raised in

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, where she attended Hurricane High School. She graduated in 2012 from

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with a degree in

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on a

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Career

After graduating, Oyler moved to

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where she worked as a freelance copy editor. In 2015, she moved to

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to become an editor at ''Broadly'', the now-defunct site on gender and identity for ''Vice''. She also co-authored and ghostwrote two books with

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about Mastromonaco's time in the

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. Her work has appeared in ''

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'', ''The London Review of Book''s, ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', among others. Her negative review of

Jia Tolentino Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino (born 1988) is an American writer and editor. A staff writer for ''The New Yorker,'' she previously worked as deputy editor of ''Jezebel'' and a contributing editor at ''The Hairpin''. Her writing has also appeared in ' ...

’s essay collection ''

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'' generated so much traffic that it crashed ''The London Review of Books''’ website. Her debut novel, '' Fake Accounts'', was published by Catapult in February 2021.

Publications

* '' Fake Accounts'', Catapult, 2021 * '' Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House'', second author with

, Little, Brown Book Group, 2017. * '' So Here's the Thing...: Notes on Growing Up, Getting Older, and Trusting Your Gut'', second author with Alyssa Mastromonaco, Twelve, 2019.

References

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