08/13/2026
One Book One Denver is happening now until September 30 and includes a series of free events happening across libraries, cultural spaces, and partner venues throughout the city. From conversations and performances to screenings and exhibitions, each program offers a different way to engage with this year's selection.
Free copies of The Nickel Boys are available at select library locations (including Athmar Park Branch Library) and community sites across Denver, while supplies last.
Find an event near you, read at your own pace, or join the conversation online.
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead When Elwood Curtis, a Black teenager growing up in 1960s Tallahassee, is unjustly sent to the Nickel Academy, he finds himself inside a brutal reform school shaped by violence and silence. There, he forms an unlikely friendship with Turner, whose view of the world...
