From the best-selling author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., Adelle Waldman brings us Help Wanted, a sharp and funny tale of work in our time.

Set in a superstore in a small town in upstate New York, the narrative follows the members of Team Movement who start their shifts at the ungodly hour of 3:55 am. Under the watchful eye of a self-absorbed and barely competent boss, they tackle the Herculean task of unloading delivery trucks filled with merchandise, stocking the shelves, and then head home—or to another job—before the flood of customers arrive.

An unexpected opportunity for a promotion arises, and the diverse collective of workers—including a comedy-obsessed individual who defies his age, a young woman trying to hold onto her high school 'cool kid' status, and a former college football player seeking a new direction—come together with a plan so outlandish it just might succeed.

In this darkly comic workplace drama, Help Wanted explores the pain and purpose of solidarity and offers a deeply humane portrait of individuals striving, against ever-increasing odds, to earn a living.