‘Crazy’ author to visit Houma, discuss mental health battle

T’bonne’s westside expansion progresses for traffic
October 11, 2011
Robert Paul Bourg
October 13, 2011
T’bonne’s westside expansion progresses for traffic
October 11, 2011
Robert Paul Bourg
October 13, 2011

Looking for a good read and a chance to meet a well-known author?

Visitors of the Terrebonne Parish Main Library may be in luck next week.


The library announced that acclaimed author Pete Earley will be visiting the library Oct. 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the library’s community panel and book review.


During his stay, the author will discuss his book titled “Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.”

“Crazy” was a finalist for the 2007 general non-fiction Pulitzer Prize.

Based on true-life experiences, Earley details his own son’s experiences with mental illness and the experiences he went through as a father attempting to navigate through a convoluted mental health system.

In the book, Earley details through his own experiences and also outside research that he learned the truth about what happens to mentally ill people who have the misfortune of breaking the law.

Those wishing to take part in the discussion are asked to pick up a copy of “Crazy” and read it before attending, while also considering your answers to questions made available from a reader’s guide available at www.mytpl.org.