(303) 974-5978
129 N Harrison Ave, Lafayette, CO 80026
Monday-Saturday: 8 AM - 7 PM, Sunday: 10 AM to 5 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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Did you know we're open late on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month?
2nd Friday is Art Night Out - Drop in Mini-Workshop 5-7pm! Drop in and learn metal stamping from Kenzie, a local metalsmith!
$20 includes everything
Staff Pick: Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin – from Barb
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This debut novel from Jo Harkin explores a future where you can decide to alter your memories with the help of new technology.
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Did you know we're open late on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month?
2nd Friday is Art Night Out - Drop in Mini-Workshop 5-7pm! Drop in and learn metal stamping from Kenzie, a local metalsmith!
$20 includes everything
Staff Pick: Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin – from Barb
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This debut novel from Jo Harkin explores a future where you can decide to alter your memories with the help of new technology.
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Several characters get a notice that they have the opportunity to have a memory restored, unaware that they'd had a memory erased. Would you opt to restore it or leave it buried forever?
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#bookstagram #bookrecommendations #staffpicks #indiebookstore #debutnovel #debutauthor #tellmeanending #joharkin #speculativefiction
RQ Book Club pick for August! Pick up your copy at the store and save 15%. All are welcome to join the fun discussion on Friday, Aug 26 from 6-8pm
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A little fiction to whet your appetite to learn more?
Staff Pick: The Overstory by Richard Powers – from Barb
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This week’s staff pick is the Pulitzer Prize winning book The Overstory by Richard Powers. A book to remind us all that we are merely part of the ecosystem, not the overlords of it.
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#bookstagram #bookrecommendations #staffpicks #theoverstory #richardpowers