-Vulture Halle Butler Her first novel, Jillian , was called the ‘feel-bad book of the year’ by the Chicago Tribune . I, personally, love snarky humor so it was bound to be a win for me. Like Millie, I want to do great things and wake to that feel-good sense of self; I want to be loved and listened to, even in moments of pity and shame. Butler nails the unspoken hierarchies of contemporary office life in this wry and utterly terrifying work." If you are a fan of Ottessa Moshfeghs work then you'll likely enjoy this one. — excerpt from Halle Butler’s The New Me. She has co-written screenplays (Crimes Against Humanity; Neighborhood Food Drive), and is currently working on a second novel. "Wretchedly riveting" (The New Yorker) and "masterfully cringe-inducing" (Chicago Tribune), The New Me is the must-read new novel by National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honoree and Granta Best Young American novelist Halle Butler. Halle Butler’s “The New Me” Is an Office Novel for a Precarious Age . She burped a few times, then announced she was a Granta Best Young American Novelist. -The Millions "a brilliant excoriation of the marketers telling us that life offers an unending parade of do-overs. A must-read!" “Wretchedly riveting” (The New Yorker) and “masterfully cringe-inducing” (Chicago Tribune), The New Me is the must-read new novel by National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree and Granta Best Young American novelist Halle Butler. — excerpt from Halle Butler’s The New Me I wept and laughed hard with Millie and for how much she and I share the same struggle. Halle Butler’s insane talent shimmers on every page of this deadpan misanthrope’s ode. I wanted to become her friend immediately. March 19, 2019 • Halle Butler's new novel explores what it's like to work in a dead-end office job. Copyright (C) 2019 by Halle Butler. 'The New Me' Is Meh About Ambition And Adulthood Halle Butler's new novel explores what it's like to work in a dead-end office job. Her satirical story focuses on … —Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus and Battleborn "The New Me renders contemporary American life in such vivid, stinging color that certain sentences are liable to give the reader a paper cut. She is a Granta Best Young American Novelist, and a National Book Foundation "5 … Her second novel, The New Me, is a brief account of a depressed temp worker. Her satirical story focuses on … Her first novel, Jillian, was called the ‘feel-bad book of the year’ by the Chicago Tribune. From THE NEW ME by Halle Butler, to be published by Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a … Butler's novel The New Me explores what it's like to work in a dead-end office job. Halle got up to read an excerpt from her novel-in-progress, The New Me (Penguin). Halle Butler is a Chicago-based writer. Halle Butler is the author of the novels Jillian and The New Me. Misanthropic Millie is the main character in Halle Butlers debut novel, The New Me. From THE NEW ME by Halle Butler, to be published by Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. I'm sure there will be some readers that wonder what the point of this book is. "Wretchedly riveting" (The New Yorker) and "masterfully cringe-inducing" (Chicago Tribune), The New Me is the must-read new novel by National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honoree and Granta Best Young American novelist Halle Butler. —Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus and Battleborn "The New Me renders contemporary American life in such vivid, stinging color that certain sentences are liable to give the reader a paper cut. Like Millie, I want to do great things and wake to that feel-good sense of self; I want to be loved and listened to, even in moments of pity and shame.