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Author Description Author of Publishers Weekly, Booklife Editor's Pick: <i>The Covert Buccaneer</i> (also recommended on Kirkus Reviews fiction alongside <i>The Nightingale</i> and <i>The Women,</i> featured in The Times Literary Supplement; named LoveReading Book of the Month).<br /><br />Nicknamed “She-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Tamed” by the media—and “The Most Interesting Woman in the World” by dubious sources—Lucia is an arresting cross-genre author, literary critic, and attorney action figure.<br /><br />Her highly acclaimed sixth title, <i>The Covert Buccaneer</i> (2025), is an upmarket historical fiction family saga and legal drama, based on primary sources and real people & events—featuring a star-studded audiobook ensemble cast: Tavia Gilbert & Kate Reading. <b>The sequel is coming in 2027 ...</b><br /><br />One of the foremost women experts on negotiation, her debut book, <i>For the Forces of Good: The Superpower of Everyday Negotiation,</i> shot to #1 Bestseller in mere days. She followed it with <i>The Money Fairy</i> (2023), a whimsical fable co-authored with her son; <i>Indispensable: Are Feminists Getting Women’s Rights Wrong?</i> (2023), a sharp feminist theory essay; <i>Moms Get Mad</i> (2024), a humor-filled, heartfelt picture book about the realities of motherhood; and <i>For the Forces of Good: Sidekick Journal & Workbook</i>(2024), a companion guide to her celebrated negotiation book.<br /><br />A VP emerita for UN Women (San Francisco) and named a "Top Woman Disruptor" by UK fashion magazine <i>Violet Simon</i>, Lucia has practiced law since 1998 and has taught negotiation & mediation for 20+ years at University of California law schools at both Berkeley & San Francisco. She has lectured at top law & business schools across the U.S. and Europe and served for several years as a judge & mediator for the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. <br /><br />In addition to "all that," Lucia hosts the podcast "Forces of Good," which has a dedicated following for its sociocultural-historical approach to negotiation—reminding listeners that negotiation isn’t just for business; it’s everybody’s business.<br /><br />Lucia is the passionate and fastidious mom of five boys (3 canine, 2 human) and the founder of a nonprofit organization providing sibling programs, and dog matching & training for families of children with disabilities. She has learned (and used) six languages; is a pianist, an athlete, and a home cook of legitimate Italian cuisine. She lives in San Francisco--the fifth of six generations of her Italian family in the North Beach district.<br /><br />

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