Writing

Faith is the author of Approval Junkie: My Heartfelt (and Occasionally Inappropriate) Quest to Please Just About Everyone, and Ultimately Myself, a collection of daring, funny essays chronicling the author's adventures during her lifelong quest for approval. Her deeply personal and provocative pieces have been published in The New York Times, Time, McSweeney’s, USA Today, Slate, O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and many more.

Selected Articles

 
 
 
 
 
 

Approval Junkie

 
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“I absolutely loved this book. And I’m not just saying that because I want Faith Salie to like me.” —Elizabeth Gilbert

“Readers went wild for this Type A comic’s ability to write about everything—from struggling with anorexia to the travails of eyelash extensions to her mother’s death—with a magic mix of vulnerability and jest.” —Elle (Readers’ Prize)

“Those wise enough to pick up this collection of essays are about to find their newest best friend in Salie…. Plan on reading this once for entertainment, or better, twice for the life lessons available.” —Booklist

“Funny, touching essays on being a multifaceted woman with unique dreams, desires, and needs.” —Kirkus Reviews

“I dare you not to fall in love with Faith Salie. Her book is charmingly self-deprecating and snort-soda-through-your-nose laugh inducing! She reveals such vulnerability and insight into our flawed human condition, you’ll be both dazzled and deeply moved.” —Annabelle Gurwitch, New York Times Bestselling author of I See You Made an Effort

 

Approval Junkie has been adapted into a stage production!