Lorenza Pieri is an author, journalist, and translator. She grew up in Tuscany and spent long periods in Paris, Turin, and Rome, where she worked in publishing. She lived for eight years in Washington D.C., where she continued to write own politics and culture for a variety of outlets. Minor Islands (Europa, 2023) was the winner of numerous prizes and has been translated into six languages. Garden of Monsters (Europa, 2020) was a finalist for the Strega Prize. Pieri now lives in Milan.