When Adelle Waldman publishedThe Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.in 2013, it was a seismic event in the book world. Literary Brooklyn couldn’t shut up about its sleazy protagonist or whom the other characters might be based on. And it was life-changing for Waldman, who went from SAT tutor to the author of a best-selling and almost universally acclaimed debut novel overnight. It would take her ten years, a move out of Fort Greene, and a political awakening to write her next one. For this thoughtful profile,New York’s Emily Gould headed upstate to talk with Waldman about what it was like working the 4 a.m. shift at a big-box store to prepare for her new novel,Help Wanted.
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