Pagination Bookshop, Springfield, Mo., which announced in September that it would be ending the bookstore's operation when the sale of its historic building was finalized, has officially closed. In a November 7 post on Facebook, owner Jennifer Murvin, who founded the bookstore in 2019, wrote:
"A big day today as I close on the bookshop. There aren't words enough on these shelves to express my gratitude to everyone who has helped make Pagination the vibrant and beautiful community bookstore it's been these past six years. It's truly been a dream come true, and I mean that with all my heart. I will cherish the years spent in this space with people I love and people who love books. Thank you for everything. A huge thank you to my friend and realtor Melisa McGuire for commissioning this gorgeous painting as a gift on the occasion of our closing. I am the luckiest to be surrounded by such loving people in my life!"