Curtis White, author of the much-lauded The Middle Mind: Why Americans Don’t Think for Themselves, will discuss his newest book tonight at 7 p.m. at the Stop Smiling Storefront (1371 N Milwaukee Ave., Chicago).

In his new book, The Barbaric Heart: Faith, Money and the Crisis of Nature, White addresses the plight of the natural world, and argues that the same forms of crony capitalism and managerial technocracy that created the environmental crisis will not help resolve it. With trademark wit, he contends that the solution might come from such unexpected sectors as the arts, religion and the realm of the moral imagination.

White will read from the book and take questions from the audience. STOP SMILING Editor JC Gabel will moderate. Copies of The Barbaric Heart will be on sale at a discounted price of $10.

The Barbaric Heart Book Launch
Thursday, Sept. 17, 7 p.m.
The STOP SMILING Storefront
1371 N Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622

Email rsvp@stopsmilingonline.com to attend.