Nascent San Francisco bookstore Babylon Falling is closing its doors, according to SF Weekly. "After two short years in business," says BF's site, "Babylon Falling will be closing its doors for good at the end of June 2009." Alas. But as Weekly reporter Joe Eskenazi expertly points out, "this, by the way, is just the sort of cool place that Bay Area folks love the idea of and love having in their neighborhoods -- but don't go to enough to keep afloat (See: Parkway Theater)."

Too true.

That said, Babylon Falling is having a nifty sale going on until the store's finale. Everything in the joint is now 50% off. Signed books, books, toys, dvds, t-shirts, prints -- everything is half off. So, be sure to check them out over at 1017 Bush.