Quarter Moon Books, Gifts and Wine Bar in Topsail Beach, N.C., closed permanently last month after three decades in business, WWAY3 reported.
Owner Lori Fisher, who has owned the bookstore since 1995, held a farewell party for Quarter Moon on Saturday, December 28 that drew dozens of attendees. While Fisher tried to sell the bookstore back in 2021, she has instead sold the building to a local entrepreneur looking to start a new business.
She told WWAY3 that she was grateful for all the support over the years. "It's been a wonderful, wonderful experience, and it's going to be hard to leave but it's just time. I don't have the energy that I used to have to keep up with everything."