Howard Axelrod

Biography

Howard Axelrod’s memoir, The Point of Vanishing (Beacon, 2015), was named one of the best books of 2015 by Slate, the Chicago Tribune, and Entropy Magazine, and one of the best memoirs of 2015 by Library Journal. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Salon, Harvard Magazine, and the Boston Globe. He is on the faculty at Loyola University Chicago.

See Work

CRITICISM / Summer 2016

Ear to the Battleground

By Howard Axelrod


Of the five senses, vision tends to get the glory. We hail great innovators as visionary, praise writers for their insight, and thank friends for offering perspective. We call prophets seers, but also admire daily perspicacity and seek to...
MEMOIR / Fall 2015

Into the Blind Spot

By Howard Axelrod ,  Illustration by Carlo Giambarresi

Learning to Trust What You Can Barely See