Athens, GA independent store Avid Bookshop will close its doors on April 26, “six months shy of our fifteenth anniversary,” founder and owner Janet Geddis announced in a Facebook post. The store opened in 2011. “My health is at the heart of this decision: I am burned out and have been for years,” Geddis writes. “Even on my best days, I live with undercurrents of stress and anxiety that drag me down. Until fairly recently, I could muster through, pulling out all the stops to complete even the most dreaded work tasks. That talent has left me. “I. am. exhausted.” […]
