(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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Join us on Thursday, November 12th at 6:30pm for a Meet the Author event at the Lafayette Public Library! We'll be meeting with Kristin Koval, the author of Penitence! Books can be purchased in store at anytime or we'll have a table set up at the library during the event!
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Since you gained an hour yesterday morning?
In the Spring it's so easy because of course you want a hot cup of coffee the Monday after a time change, you lost an hour of sleep and now they want you at work practically an hour early. But in the Fall? I bet you feel wonderful right now. You've never slept so much before work. You look great. No bags under your eyes or anything. Just remember we'll be here... fresh cups of coffee in our hands... no matter how much sleep you did or didn't get last night... Don't forget about us despite being well rested...💔
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