[2] Schappell's first book of fiction, Use Me, a collection of 10 linked short stories, was published in 2000 by William Morrow, and was runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway Award.
[citation needed] A second book of fiction, Blueprints for Building Better Girls, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2011.
[3] It was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal Newsweek/The Daily Beast, and O, The Oprah Magazine.
[citation needed] Schappell's articles, fiction, interviews and essays have been published in magazines including GQ, Vogue, Spin, BOMB, One Story and Nerve.
[5] She was the longtime author of the "Hot Type" book column in Vanity Fair, where she is also a contributing editor.