Overview

• The bookstore’s physical space at 116 Suffolk Street is closed to the public, and all upcoming events are canceled.
• Bluestockings will fulfill online book orders and outstanding membership perks through December 2025, with memberships set to end on December 15.
• Remaining funds from WithFriends, GoFundMe and Venmo are earmarked to repay debts, pay vendors and compensate the team handling the closure.
• The collective attributes the decision to health and financial strain, internal lack of consensus, high operating costs and harassment from neighbors, with debts to publishers and distributors nearing $100,000 earlier this year.
• The plan has prompted an internal dispute as some staffers say they were not consulted, while a legal owner says an attempted handoff to active workers faltered over liability concerns.