She has written book reviews and essays for Slate,[6] The New Republic, Vogue.com,[7] and The New York Observer, among others.

[11][12] Waldman later published a novella telling the same story from the point of view of Aurit, a female friend of Nate's.

An excerpt of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., read by Waldman, appeared on the Lit Hub/Podglomerate podcast Storybound, accompanied by an original score from singer-songwriter Haley Johnsen.

[13][14] In 2018, Waldman got a low-wage job unloading boxes at a big-box store near her home in the Catskills.

[15] She said in an interview with New York Magazine that after working the job for several weeks, she “felt passionate that there’s something worth writing about.”[15] The store was the inspiration for her second novel Help Wanted, which was released in 2024.