Lia Piano was born in Genova. After graduating in Literature, since 2004 she is in charge of the Renzo Piano Foundation. She lives and works between Genova and Paris. Planimetria di una famiglia felice (2019) is her debut novel.

Her most recent novel is L'arte di perdersi. Storia dei miei traslochi (The Art of Getting Lost: A History of My Moves) (Bompiani, 2025).