Matthew Logelin

Matthew Logelin is an American author, blogger, public speaker, and charity founder. In 2011, he published ''Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love'', which was a ''New York Times'' Best Seller. His blog, ''Matt, Liz and Madeline: Life and Death, All in a 27-Hour Period'', received over 40,000 hits per day at its height in 2008. Both the blog and the memoir document his grief and sudden single parenthood following the unexpected death of his wife, Liz Logelin, 27 hours after the birth of the couple's first child. A screen adaptation of the memoir starring Kevin Hart and presented by the Obamas premiered on Netflix in 2021. In 2009, Logelin established The Liz Logelin Foundation, a non-profit organization providing financial grants to families with children who have lost a parent. In 2018, he was featured on an episode of the podcast Reply All, where the hosts attempted to help him take down viral ads featuring misrepresentations about his and his wife's story. Provided by Wikipedia