(303) 974-5978
129 N Harrison Ave, Lafayette, CO 80026
Monday-Friday: 7 AM - 7 PM, Saturday-Sunday: 8 AM to 7 PM
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The best way to experience all that the Read Queen Bookstore & Cafe offers is to come visit us in person. Enjoy a walkthrough of our store to learn more of what we are all about.
Our Cafe is Perfect Any Time of Day! Whether you have a favorite or are adventurous and want to try something new, our Cafe has the perfect beverage for you!
What’s in a name?
“So, how do you pronounce ‘Read Queen’ – is it ‘Red‘ Queen or ‘Reed‘ Queen?”
Well, just as the Queen herself says:
“I love to read, the Queen she said, and in so doing I am well read.”
So the pronunciation is ‘red’ as a book must be ‘read’ in order to be a used book. It’s also an homage to The Red Queen of Lewis Carroll’s classic Through the Looking-Glass (the follow up to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland), two of our favorite books.
In a quote all too fitting to our current times, Carroll’s Red Queen says “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”
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We have a very exciting new area in the store! Check out our staff picks! Find great recommendations from our wonderful staff! What would you add to this shelf!?
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YAAAASSS I have been wanting this section 😀
For World Book Day we asked some of our staff what their favorite book of all time was (they all said it was hard to pick just one) but here’s what we came up with! What’s your favorite book!?
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That’s harder than favorite movie or musician or even author!
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We have a very exciting new area in the store! Check out our staff picks! Find great recommendations from our wonderful staff! What would you add to this shelf!?
#bookrecommendations #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #recommendation #reader #shelfawareness #shelfie #localcafe #tbr #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee
For World Book Day we asked some of our staff what their favorite book of all time was (they all said it was hard to pick just one) but here’s what we came up with! What’s your favorite book!?
#booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #reader #localcafe #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee #worldbookday
Emma and Pam volunteered at Readers Take Denver and had such a blast!
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We are less than a week away from Indie Bookstore Day! Who else is excited!? Stop by on Saturday April 27th and check out limited edition merch and books, free goodies, sales, and more!
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Here’s our monthly reports! Let’s hear yours in the comments!
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As much as Barb and Deirdre agree, they did not give any of us the day off to read😔
So stop by and cheer up our staff while they daydream about their books at home!
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YAAAASSS I have been wanting this section 😀