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When celebrated ESPN writer Ivan Maisel’s son died by suicide in 2015, he channeled his grief into words. His deeply personal and moving  book, “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief and Love,” is a testament both to a father’s love and to the human soul’s ability to grieve and remember and still not lose hope. 

Host Kerri Miller talked with Maisel for her weekly Big Books and Big Ideas conversation.

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Ivan Maisel lost his 21-year-old son to suicide in 2015. It was a shattering moment. But Maisel and his wife had no choice but to go on living without Max. In “I Keep Trying to Catch Your Eye,” Maisel chronicles his journey through grief.

When celebrated ESPN writer Ivan Maisel’s son died by suicide in 2015, he channeled his grief into words. His deeply personal and moving book, “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief and Love,” is a testament both to a father’s love and to the human soul’s ability to grieve and remember and still not lose hope. Host Kerri Miller talked to Maisel as part of her weekly Big Books and Big Ideas conversation.
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Ivan Maisel is an author and speaker. His new book is “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye.”

In an emotional memoir, a sports writer reflects on the loss of his son

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