Mountain Fold Books

Info

Formation: September 2014
Founders: Marina Eckler and Jonathan Fey
Type: Bookstore and reading room
Address: 121 E Costilla St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Purpose: To provide access to contemporary small press publications in poetry, fiction, and visual arts through an independent reading room, bookstore, and cafe.
Closed: November 10, 2017
Website: www.mountainfoldbooks.org

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History

Community Impacts

Mountain Fold Books was the first home of Keep Colorado Springs Queer open mic starting in 2016. The open mic was founded by Nico Wilkinson and Han Sayles, who was the Bookstore Manager at the time. ^[2]

Photos

Nico Wilkinson giving tarot readings at Mountain Fold Books	Intermission outside of Mountain Fold Books during Queer Open Mic Photo by Riot Addison

Key Dates

September, 2014 - Mountain Fold Books formed.
November 10, 2017 - Mountain Fold Books closes.

References

About — Mountain Fold Books. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120180944/http://www.mountainfoldbooks.org/about/. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026. ↩︎
My experience organizing the open mic - Nico ↩︎