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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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Indie Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday!!! Well be celebrating the whole day with tables of $5 books, free ARCs, and loads of exclusive IBD merchandise! Come in on Saturday and help us celebrate! 

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Thank you to everyone who came out to visit us last weekend at Odd13 Brewing! We had so much fun!

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Our Indie Bookstore Day has been busy! How’s yours been!?
Thank you to everyone who stopped in, and all those who still plan to!

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We will be open our usual Sunday hours (8am-7pm) on Easter Sunday! Stop by for those post egg hunt pick me ups!
And Happy Easter from our family to yours!

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What’s better than Friday eve?
Friday eve with a delicious cup of coffee🤤

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Indie Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday!!! Well be celebrating the whole day with tables of $5 books, free ARCs, and loads of exclusive IBD merchandise! Come in on Saturday and help us celebrate! 

#indiebookstoreday #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #recommendation #reader #coevents #independentbookstore #localcafe #independentbookstoreday #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffeeImage attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment
Thank you to everyone who came out to visit us last weekend at Odd13 Brewing! We had so much fun!

#spring #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #recommendation #reader #bookfair #coevent #localcafe #bunny #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffeeImage attachmentImage attachment+4Image attachment
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Our Indie Bookstore Day has been busy! How’s yours been!?
Thank you to everyone who stopped in, and all those who still plan to!

#indiebookstoreday2025 #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #indiebookstoreday2025 #reader #baristadaily #barista #localcafe #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee
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We will be open our usual Sunday hours (8am-7pm) on Easter Sunday! Stop by for those post egg hunt pick me ups!
And Happy Easter from our family to yours!

#EasterSunday #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #matcha #reader #latteart #Easter #localcafe #barista #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee
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What’s better than Friday eve?
Friday eve with a delicious cup of coffee🤤

#bookrecommendations #booksta #bookstagram #booktok #books #bookstore #indiebookstore #localbusiness #smallbusiness #oldtownlafayette #oldtownlafayettecolorado #lafayetteco #lafayettecolorado #colocal #coloradolocal #localbookstore #womenownedbusiness #coloradosmallbusiness #coloradolocalbusiness #recommendation #reader #latte #latteart #localcafe #cappuccino #bookstoresaredestinations #thefutureisindie #indiebooks #booksbooksbooks #booksandcoffee
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