Gloria Danili was born in Monza in 1982, when E.T. hit cinemas (and the Earth). She worked as a window dresser around Europe, then as a set designer, advertising set decorator and TV writer (DeaKids, Super!). After a creative writing master's in Milan, she moved to the United Kingdom. Today she lives in Richmond, a Tudor village on the outskirts of London, along with a gang of dreamers. On behalf of the Italian Cultural Institute in London, she curates and hosts Book O'Clock, an online book club for Italian children and families residing in the UK.