Harbor East will be the next neighborhood to gain a Barnes Noble bookstore. The bookseller will open a new location on Dec. 9 at 801 Aliceanna St., Suite 105. It will replaces the former Oceanaire Seafood Room, which closed in March. The new Barnes Noble will occupy about 10,500 squa re feet of space. It will sell books, toys, games, magazines, vinyl, stationery and more. “We can’t wait to open our doors to customers,” a spokesperson told Baltimore Fishbowl in an email. The upcoming addition is part of the company’s expansion after years of store closures. This Wednesday, Barnes Noble opened a new location in the Lutherville-Timonium area. By the end of 2026, the company will have opened 60 stores this year. It has 735 bookstores, an increases from the fewer than 600 stores it operated in 2023. ...read more read less