Adelle Waldman’s comic novel Help Wanted (2024) contributes to a renewed cultural interest in mapping the material conditions and intimate experiences of contemporary labor. As other commentators have noted, much of this (re)turn to work has prioritized the office, and is populated by mental or brain workers, characters who are hooked up to the demandsContinue reading “Retail Workers of the World, Unite! Help Wanted, Adelle Waldman”