When Lauren Oyler’s review of Trick Mirror—a 2019 essay collection by New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino—was published in the London Review of Books, the sudden influx of readers crashed the magazine’s Web site. Oyler, sharp and merciless, did what no other reviewer would: criticize the beloved writer. In addition to criticism, Oyler, 33, has written a novel, Fake Accounts, and now an essay collection, No Judgment, which published on Tuesday. Ahead of her book tour, Oyler answers our questionnaire about what she packs, eats, and buys while traveling.
Last flight you took?
Mumbai to Berlin, with a layover at Charles de Gaulle because there aren’t very many serious direct flights from Berlin.
