Lauren Oyler
Lauren Oyler | |
---|---|
Born | Hurricane, West Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Author, critic |
Language | English |
Education | Hurricane High School |
Alma mater | Yale University (BA) |
Website | |
laurenoyler |
Lauren Oyler is an American author and critic. Her debut novel, Fake Accounts, was published in February 2021.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education[]
Oyler was born and raised in Hurricane, West Virginia where she attended Hurricane High School.[4][6] She graduated in 2012[1] from Yale University with a degree in English on a National Merit Scholarship.[6][7]
Career[]
After graduating, Oyler moved to Berlin where she worked as a freelance copy editor. In 2015, she moved to New York to become an editor at Broadly, the now-defunct site on gender and identity for Vice.[1] She also co-authored and ghostwrote a number of books.[8]
Her debut novel, Fake Accounts, was published by Catapult in February 2021.[1]
Publications[]
- Fake Accounts, Catapult, 2021 ISBN 1948226928
- , second author with Alyssa Mastromonaco, Little, Brown Book Group, 2017.
- , second author with Alyssa Mastromonaco, Twelve, 2019.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Bucknell, Clare (January 20, 2021). "Meet Critic Lauren Oyler: The Literary World's Provocateur Releases a Debut Novel". Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Munday, Oliver (January 9, 2021). "Lauren Oyler on the Drama of Swiping and Scrolling". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ says, Mia (December 16, 2020). "A Year in Reading: Lauren Oyler". The Millions. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Silman, Anna (January 25, 2021). "What Does Lauren Oyler Like?". The Cut. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ West-Knights, Imogen (January 24, 2021). "The rise of the internet novel". Prospect Magazine. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wilcox, Laura. "Three area students get Merit scholarships". The Herald-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Contributor Lauren Oyler". HuffPost. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ Silman, Anna (January 25, 2021). "What Does Lauren Oyler Like?". The Cut.
Categories:
- Living people
- American women critics
- 21st-century American novelists
- American women novelists
- Yale University alumni
- People from Hurricane, West Virginia
- Novelists from West Virginia
- 21st-century American women writers
- American novelist stubs