Warren Kozak: Widower and Writer of Waving Goodbye

When Warren Kozak became a widower following the death of his beloved wife, Lisa, a lot of well meaning friends recommended books for him to read, but none of them were helpful in processing his grief.

So he decided to write the book he wished had been available.

Waving Goodbye: Life After Loss is part love story, part guidebook, and full of gratitude and heart. It provides candid truths about grieving while offering hope to others who have experienced profound loss.

This conversation covers the full gamut of grief, including the toughest moments, the role of religion, and the significance of special places.

Warren Kozak is an author and journalist who has written for television’s most respected news anchors including Ted Koppel, Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and Aaron Brown, among others. He was an on-air reporter for NPR, and his writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the New York Sun, and other newspapers and magazines. Warren lived and worked in China in the mid-1980s, and is the winner of the prestigious Benton Fellowship at the University of Chicago. His other acclaimed books include The Rabbi of 84th Street: The Extraordinary Life of Haskel Besser (HarperCollins, 2004), LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay (Regnery, 2009), and Presidential Courage: Three Speeches That Changed America (2012). Born and raised in Milwaukee, he currently lives in New York City, where he has spent most of his career.

For more information about Warren, please visit his website at www.warrenkozak.com.

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