Rumors have been circulating around Seattle's book world that Barnes & Noble's University Village branch is closing. I just got off the phone with Terry Foster, Barnes & Noble's Community Relations Coordinator, who confirmed that this is true. "It was a lease negotiation situation," she says.

She didn't want to answer questions about a timeframe for the store's closure, saying, "They’re going to have a public announcement for that within the next two or three weeks." Will the store re-open in a different location, then? "It’s a possibility."

I'll be keeping an eye out for the official Barnes & Noble announcement, and I'll let you know when I hear something.