Edward T. Novak is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Akron, Ohio. He has been involved in TA for over 30 years and was the book review editor for the Transactional Analysis Journal from 2013 to 2024 and is currently a member of the editorial board. He has presented at international conferences and published numerous articles, many in the TAJ, as well as a book on clinical touch entitled Physical Touch in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Transforming Trauma through Embodied Practice (Routledge, 2023). He welcomes collegial correspondence and can be reached at 1653 Merriman Rd., Suite #212, Akron, Ohio 44313, United States; email: edtnovak@gmail.com.
