Francesca Serritella has written nine humorous essay collections with her mother, bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, about their relationship, which are based on their Sunday column in The Philadelphia Inquirer titled “Chick Wit.” She’s a graduate of Harvard University, so it’s only fitting that her newly released debut novel, GHOSTS OF HARVARD, revolves around a Harvard freshman who becomes obsessed with her schizophrenic brother’s suicide. Then she starts hearing voices. In this hilarious blog post, Francesca reflects on her childhood obsession with the Berenstain Bears and the not-so-conventional way that Lisa dealt with it.

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Francesca Serritella has co-written two novels with her mother including MY NEST ISN’T EMPTY, IT JUST HAS MORE CLOSET SPACE and BEST FRIENDS, OCCASIONAL ENEMIES: THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE AS A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. She lives in New York with her dog. Here, she discusses the joys of recording her book BEST FRIENDS, OCCASIONAL ENEMIES.

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