Ivan Maisel author of I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye

Author of a Book About Coping with His Son’s Suicide Speaks at Fairfield University

Fairfield University will host local author Ivan Maisel, whose memoir “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye: A Memoir of Loss, Grief and Love” was chosen as this year’s Fairfield Public Library “One Book One Town” (OBOT) selection. — an announcement from Fairfield University

In partnership with FairfieldLibrary, Maisel will be speaking about his memoir on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on the University’s campus. You can register here. “I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye” is an honest, deeply emotional memoir in which the author reflects on the loss of his son, Max, to suicide, the impact of grief on family, and the painful journey that brought Maisel to understand grief is an expression of love. Ivan Maisel is vice president/editorial and senior writer at on3.com and has covered college football for nearly four decades, from 2002-2021 at ESPN. There he wrote for ESPN.com and appeared on television, ESPN Radio, and podcasts.