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Whitty Books, Tulsa, Okla., which opened in 2018, will close at the end of the month. In a social media post, co-owners Victoria Moore and Julian DeLesDernier wrote: "After six and a half years we have made the difficult decision to shut down Whitty Books; we'll be closing our doors after January 31st. It is with a mix of great sadness and joy that we make this announcement--sadness at the obvious nature of letting things go, shutting things down, and ending a story. It is never easy to let go of something you have poured all of your blood sweat and tears into for over half a decade, and we do not make this decision lightly, but we know it is the right one for us.
"Yet we express immense joy at the community we have created around weird books. The countless hours of bookclubs and DIY concerts. The families who bought their kid their first book. The artists, vendors and creators we have stocked and had pop up in the shop."
Noting that it was never their goal to make a huge profit, Moore and DeLesDernier wrote that "we knew going in that selling new books has slim profit margins. Our mission was to create an avenue in Oklahoma for unheard authors and indie presses. We set out to create a community in this town around weird books and we did just that. We know that spirit will live on for many years to come."