Alexandra Kathryn Mosca

Alexandra Kathryn Mosca is the author of Grave Undertakings (New Horizon Press, 2003), Green-Wood Cemetery (Arcadia Publishing, 2008) and Gardens of Stone (Fonthill Media, 2016). She is also a frequent contributor to American Funeral Director and American Cemetery magazines. Her body of work has included profiles of some of America's most well-known cemeteries: Green-Wood, Salem Fields, Woodlawn, Calvary and Kensico in New York, as well as Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Mosca has also penned feature articles about the funerals of famous Americans: Det. Steven McDonald, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Gov. Mario Cuomo, Joan Rivers and New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, just a few. Her work has appeared in Newsday, the New York Daily News, Next Avenue, and The Saturday Evening Post. In addition to being a writer, Mosca works as a funeral director. Because of her national reputation as a chronicler of the funeral industry, and cemetery expert, she is often sought after for comments about funeral trends and perspectives.