New Delhi: The quintessential bookshop jammed from the ceiling to the floor with books - the last refuge of a loner and a book junkie - is a genre fast dying out in the capital.

The Bookworm, a haunt for all those who wear with élan the tag of a 'passionate book lover', is soon going to disappear from the hustling streets of Connaught Place, just like The Bookshop did from Khan Market.

But unlike The Bookshop, which relocated to the Jorbagh market not too far from Khan Market, it is decidedly the end of the road for The Bookworm.

Those who frequented the shop will remember its owner, Anil Arora, sitting behind the counter, girded by tomes, tapping the keys on the computer to track down books his customers were looking for.

Arora has no hopes of taking his business elsewhere. His shop is not going to be relocated. He does not even know where he is headed next.

"I have had enough. It may take a month or so before we close shop," he said.