Lucia Stipari was born in Milan, where she has worked in the publishing field for many years and where she co-founded Studio Pym, a creative agency that focuses on books, graphics and communication. Together with Pierdomenico Baccalario, she wrote Il manuale delle 50 avventure da vivere prima dei 13 anni in vacanza (Il Castoro, 2021). Il ragazzo senza ombra is her first novel.