Born in France to American parents, Katia Lief moved to the United States as a baby and was raised in Massachusetts and New York.
Katia has published two novels under her maiden name Katia Spiegelman, four novels under the name Kate Pepper and now writes under her married name Katia Lief. As Katia Lief she has published nine novels so far in the USA.
She has a master's degree in literature and creative writing and teaches fiction writing as a part-time faculty member at the New School in Manhattan. Katia lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two children, two cats, and several fish.