About this Event
Join us for a night of words and stories with Mario Acevedo and Nick Arvin at West Side Books starting at 7:15pm on Friday, November 20th! It will be an evening of humor, imagination, and gloriously unexpected tales.
Nick Arvin is the author of "Mad Boy," "The Reconstructionist," and "Articles of War." He is a two time winner of the Colorado Book Award. He has written for the New Yorker, NYT, WSJ, Ploughshares, and 52 Stories, publishing a story a week for 2026.
Praise for Mad Boy
"You have to love a book that starts like this: A cow falls through the roof of a house, landing on Mother. . . 'Mad Boy' is a great success, a mini-epic in just 238 pages."--The Denver Post
"A joyously earthy tale about a fascinating period of American history, Mad Boy combines the luxurious period detail of Wolf Hall with the deadpan comedy of True Grit."--Sandra Newman, author of The Country of Ice Cream Star
Mario Acevedo is the author of "The Nymphos of Rocky Flats" and other works. He is the winner of the Colorado Book Award, Intertantional Latino Book Awards, and the Silver Medalist Military Writers Society of America.
Praise for Tales From a Broken Cosmos
"Darkly funny...gloriously off-kilter."
Event venue & nearby stays
West Side Books & Curios, 3434 West 32nd Avenue, Denver, United States
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