No Judgement

I heard this crazy story, and I want you to know. It is the age of internet gossip; of social networks, repackaged ideas and rating everything out of five stars. Mega-famous celebrities respond with fury to critics who publish less-than-rapturous reviews of their work (and then delete their tweets); CEOs talk about reclaiming ''the power of vulnerability''; and in the world of fiction, writers eschew actually making things up in favour of ''always just talking about themselves''. In this blistering, irreverent and very funny first book of non-fiction, Lauren Oyler takes on the bizarre particularities of our present moment in a series of interconnected essays about literature, the attention economy, gossip, the role of criticism and her own relentless, teeth-grinding anxiety.

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Lauren Oyler

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'A series of interconnected essays about modern life, from gossip and anxiety to books and criticism. Scathing, wry and incisive' *The i

• 'Oyler is one of our sharpest and most fearless cultural critics .... Opining on gossip and anxiety, autofiction and vulnerability, and much, much more, her caustic wit and penetrating voice shine through every essay' The Millions

'Outstanding ... feels like your smart friend explaining to you something you missed on the internet, why it's important and what it means' New York Times Book Review
'Entertaining and insightful ... self-deprecating, honest and witty ... well-chosen, timely subjects, tackled with a sharp mind' *Financial Times

• 'Witty, agile, stimulating ... Oyler has a talent for cutting through hype and getting to the nub of things' *Guardian
• 'Smart and unafraid and (thank God) funny. This is exactly what I want to read' Monica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually