Books-A-Million in Brook Highland, Ala., southeast of Birmingham, closed on Sunday after being in business for 27 years. According to Bham Now, it is the second Books-A-Million location to close in the Birmingham area since the pandemic began. The closure reportedly caught shoppers and community members by surprise, as there were no clearance or going-out-of-business sales.
Three Books-A-Million stores remain in the greater Birmingham area, in Trussville, Fultondale and Alabaster. Books-A-Million's headquarters are in Birmingham.