“I
love writing both fiction and memoir. Both have unique challenges; bottom line,
fiction is hard because you have to come up with the credible, twisty plot, and
memoir is hard because you have to say something true and profound, albeit in a
funny way.” – Lisa Scottoline
Born in Philadelphia, Scottoline
earned an undergraduate degree, as well as a law degree from the University of
Pennsylvania and later became a litigator at a law firm there. After the birth of her daughter she started
writing as a way to earn money from home and her first novel, the legal
thriller Final Appeal, won the 1995 Edgar Award for "Best Paperback
Original Mystery,"
She has since written 14 bestselling
novels, including Look Again and Don't Go, both which reached
number two on the New York Times Best
Seller List. Her novels have been
translated into 25 languages.
In recent years she’s done a number
of “memoir” pieces with humor at the heart of her work, including the
bestselling and hilarious Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories
and Confessions, with Francesca Serritella.
“I love writing, I love books, and I
love reading,” she said. “I read
anything, including cereal boxes. I care deeply about what people think of my
books, and I memorize my reviews. (And) I love to hear from my readers. 
“Every writer, whether it's fiction
or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original, and that's what I
think I'm doing.”
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