Closure of only Barnes & Noble will be major blow to Clayton County book lovers

A letter to customers can be found on the front door of Barnes & Noble Store #2865 in Morrow, Georgia. The store is the only major bookseller in the county.Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Closure of only Barnes & Noble is major blow to Clayton County By Donnell Suggs The fifth largest county in the state of Georgia will no longer have a major bookseller after May 7. The only Barnes & Noble franchise in Clayton County is scheduled to close in May and with it the only opportunity for locals to browse a large bookstore on weekends or read and study quietly in the attached Starbucks during the week.& Clayton County has just under 300,000 residents, according to the U.S. Census and with no major bookseller within the county boundaries after Store #2865 on Mount Zion Rd. in Morrow closes, residents will have to drive into Atlanta, more specifically, to Buckhead, to shop at a Barnes & Noble. The Morrow store had been in business for nearly 30 years. The closest major bookseller will be the Books-A-Million franchise on Jonesboro Rd. in McDonough.& Sale signs are stationed all around the barnes & Noble in Morrow, Georgia. The store...