Sad News for Queer Readers in Chelsea

The Chelsea Barnes and Noble is closing.

Since the closing of A Different Light Bookstore, Barnes and Noble has served as the de facto queer bookstore for Chelsea. And it has served the queer community well. They have stocked titles by smaller presses, promoted queer titles and even had several prominent queer writers read there--Andrew Holleran read his most recent novel, Grief, at this branch.

Now comes the sad, sad news that this Barnes and Noble branch will soon be closing. This will leave New York's queerest neighborhood without one bookstore. Rainbows and Triangles--the gay-owned Eighth Avenue gift shop--will be the largest bookseller in the neighborhood.