Date: Sunday, Oct 19, 2008

Time:7pm (doors @ 6pm)

Location: Biograph Theater (2433 N Lincoln). $15 for general admission; $12 for Chicago Public Radio members and Stop Smiling subscribers. To purchase tickets, go to chicagopublicradio.org/events (or get ‘em at the door if you’re willing to chance it).

Tonight, Stop Smiling and the Chicago Public Radio Presents monthly event series throw down for a reading by Nathaniel Rich, the Paris Review editor who’s been recently described as by the haters at Gawker and the Village Voice as “rich kid,” and “lit mag honcho.” Maybe they’re just jealous that he’s also a Times contributor and first-time novelist getting raves for his new book, The Mayor’s Tongue, which was called by Booklist “a strangely hypnotic novel, brimming with fantastical figures, [that] gently pulls readers into its orbit.” Time Out Chicago’s Books editor and Featherproof Books co-publisher Jonathan Messinger is on board to talk with Rich about his work and there will be a presentation of Constance Eakins’ book covers (many are viewable on Rich’s website).

Post-event, a FREE afterparty hosted by Flameshovel Records is going down. Plus, everyone will get a copy of the DC Issue of STOP SMILING, as well as a goodie bag of stuff from some of the other sponsors. Stay, talk, shmooze…