How to Say Goodbye

An NPR "Book We Love"

A finalist for the California Book Award

“A poem to mortality and the beauty of how we can cope with it.” -Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal

New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton shares wisdom from hospice caregivers: how to be, when to help, what to say-with full-color drawings throughout.

As artist-in-residence at the Zen Hospice Project Guest House in San Francisco, Wendy MacNaughton witnessed firsthand how difficult it is to know ...