Kelly's Books, Watsonville, Calif., will close November 4. Last week, owner Kelly Pleskunas shared her decision in a Facebook post: "Well folks, it's time for Kelly's Books to close for good. My last day will be Saturday, November 4th. I will still be doing special orders until the middle of October. It's been 12 years and unfortunately the store is no longer viable. I'll miss all of my customers who have shopped here and supported the store. I have made some really special friendships. Please continue to support the store as I REALLY need the business. Cheers!"
In 2016, Pleskunas had to close 23-year-old Crossroads Books after hers and seven other businesses were evicted to make way for a Kaiser Permanente complex. She reopened seven months later as Kelly's Books, in the current Watsonville Square shopping center location, and in 2019 launched a crowdfunding campaign to keep the store in operation.