Boston's loss

[peteryoung]

Slightly depressing news. The famous Avenue Victor Hugo bookshop in Boston is closing in early May, due to a drop in customers (mostly lost, I don't doubt, to the new Barnes & Noble in the nearby Prudential Center). They're discounting everything 50% from April 1st. Even after their move down the street in 2002 this has been one of my favourite bookshops in the whole world ever since I first walked through its doors many years ago.

So as I'll be there next week I can feel a spending spree coming on, but it's a great shame it's going.

Comments

Nooooo!

[missfairchild.livejournal.com]

That is dreadful news. I visited it a couple of times on my only trip to Boston (for Corflu in 2001) and the shop was just steeped in magic.

Re: Nooooo!

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I always look forward to being welcomed by their resident cat, a beautiful Russian Blue called 'Blue'.

[yonmei.livejournal.com]

I bought The Bat-Poet there in 1998. I was absolutely charmed (not to say overwhelmed) by it. Lovely bookshop. Wish I could be there to take advantage of the 50% sale, but wish rather more that it wasn't closing.

Hugo's Website...

[(Anonymous)]

...has a list of reasons as to why they are closing. They also say the store cat will live in retirement in the home of a friend.

See:

http://www.avenuevictorhugobooks.com/home.php3

Re: Hugo's Website...

[peteyoung.livejournal.com]

That's a keeper.

Re: Hugo's Website...

[(Anonymous)]

One of these days I'll have to remember to sign my notes.

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FPK3