NOLA's Maple Street Book Shop to Close

New Orleans "literary landmark" Maple Street Book Shop, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014, will close later this year, the Times-Picayune reported, noting that in the time since sisters Mary Kellogg and Rhoda Norman originally opened their bookstore in 1964, the "tiny, book-stuffed shotgun house has become a beacon for readers, local and visiting alike."

"We still have many loyal customers who visit us on a regular basis and we still see new faces coming in, but sales are just not enough for us to operate on a break-even basis," said owner Gladin Scott, who bought Maple Street Book Shop and several satellite locations in 2013. "I just want these last three months to be a celebration of the store."

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