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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.


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.


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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!

SEE OUR MENU HERE

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!

SEE OUR MENU HERE

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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Women-owned, independent bookstore & café in Old Town Lafayette, CO!
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Oct 10

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Come see us at the Grown-Up Book Fair with the Erie Social Club on October 17th! #bookfair #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #eriecolorado #reader #coevents #localevents #localcafe #tbr #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee

Come see us at the Grown-Up Book Fair with the Erie Social Club on October 17th!

#bookfair #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #eriecolorado #reader #coevents #localevents #localcafe #tbr #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee ...

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Oct 6

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We love a good time lapse over here🙏 Stop by and help our staff play Barista Simulator! #baristagram #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #reader #timelapse #barista #localcafe #baristalife #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee

We love a good time lapse over here🙏
Stop by and help our staff play Barista Simulator!

#baristagram #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #reader #timelapse #barista #localcafe #baristalife #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee ...

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Oct 6

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Meet the author, Sy Montgomery!

Meet the author, Sy Montgomery! ...

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Oct 5

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The Lafayette Fall Harvest Festival is a fun filled fall event featuring a marketplace with vendors selling seasonal, farm fresh produce, as well as other farmers market type offerings such as handcrafted, artisan foods. Pick up honey, salsas, chocolate, breads, pastries and more! Stop by the food court for some breakfast or lunch. Stroll the event and visit the petting zoo. Pick up a pumpkin or two and feel free to dress up in costume. There will be a parade with pets in costume at 11am to benefit RezDawg. Enjoy live music! Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10am – 4pm

The Lafayette Fall Harvest Festival is a fun filled fall event featuring a marketplace with vendors selling seasonal, farm fresh produce, as well as other farmers market type offerings such as handcrafted, artisan foods. Pick up honey, salsas, chocolate, breads, pastries and more! Stop by the food court for some breakfast or lunch. Stroll the event and visit the petting zoo. Pick up a pumpkin or two and feel free to dress up in costume. There will be a parade with pets in costume at 11am to benefit RezDawg. Enjoy live music!

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10am – 4pm ...

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The Read Queen

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865 2,674

Women-owned, independent bookstore & café in Old Town Lafayette, CO!
#bookstore #coffee #gifts

thereadqueenbookstore

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Oct 10

Open
Come see us at the Grown-Up Book Fair with the Erie Social Club on October 17th! #bookfair #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #eriecolorado #reader #coevents #localevents #localcafe #tbr #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee

Come see us at the Grown-Up Book Fair with the Erie Social Club on October 17th!

#bookfair #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #eriecolorado #reader #coevents #localevents #localcafe #tbr #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee ...

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Oct 6

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We love a good time lapse over here🙏 Stop by and help our staff play Barista Simulator! #baristagram #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #reader #timelapse #barista #localcafe #baristalife #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee

We love a good time lapse over here🙏
Stop by and help our staff play Barista Simulator!

#baristagram #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #reader #timelapse #barista #localcafe #baristalife #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee ...

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thereadqueenbookstore

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Oct 6

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Meet the author, Sy Montgomery!

Meet the author, Sy Montgomery! ...

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thereadqueenbookstore

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Oct 5

Open
The Lafayette Fall Harvest Festival is a fun filled fall event featuring a marketplace with vendors selling seasonal, farm fresh produce, as well as other farmers market type offerings such as handcrafted, artisan foods. Pick up honey, salsas, chocolate, breads, pastries and more! Stop by the food court for some breakfast or lunch. Stroll the event and visit the petting zoo. Pick up a pumpkin or two and feel free to dress up in costume. There will be a parade with pets in costume at 11am to benefit RezDawg. Enjoy live music! Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10am – 4pm

The Lafayette Fall Harvest Festival is a fun filled fall event featuring a marketplace with vendors selling seasonal, farm fresh produce, as well as other farmers market type offerings such as handcrafted, artisan foods. Pick up honey, salsas, chocolate, breads, pastries and more! Stop by the food court for some breakfast or lunch. Stroll the event and visit the petting zoo. Pick up a pumpkin or two and feel free to dress up in costume. There will be a parade with pets in costume at 11am to benefit RezDawg. Enjoy live music!

Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10am – 4pm ...

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