Meet at the Warren Public Library at 6 p.m. on Monday, September 11 for a discussion of the memoir "Feed Me: A Story of Food, Love, and Mental Illness" by local author Erika Nichols-Frazer.

Erika will join us for Q&A about the book. Light refreshments will be served.

Please read the book in advance and register for the discussion at warrenlibrary.com. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library. It is also available for purchase from local retailers such as The Three Mountain Cafe and the Von Trapp Farm Store.

Here's more information about the book:

"Feed Me" is Erika Nichols-Frazer's candid and penetrating account of growing up with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. From the age of five, she felt a storm inside her, a battle raging between light and dark. Yet no one -- not her family, her teachers, or her doctors -- could explain the frightening places she would find herself.

When she was nine, she proclaimed herself a vegetarian; and at ten, she taught herself to cook. Whenever she worked with food, she was happy, hopeful, and in better control of her moods. Somehow, the flavors and textures of her meals were the antidotes to the chaos in her mind. Cooking nurtured her; it centered her. With every meal she prepared for herself and others, she was able to feed the light inside her. She was able to nourish herself, body, and soul.

"Feed Me" is a story about a young woman's journey to save herself. It's about sustenance, and the ways in which we feed ourselves and each other. It's a reminder of how food brings us together, and how learning to feed our bodies teaches us to love ourselves. It's also about the connections we make with others that help us to prevail, the daily rituals that help us to heal, and the food we prepare, and share with the people we love.

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