(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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Indie Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday!!! We'll 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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Indie Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday!!! We`ll 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 #booksandcoffee
Thank you to everyone who came out to visit us last weekend at @Odd13Brewing! We had so much fun!
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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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We`ve been reading hard in preparation for Indie Bookstore Day releases next weekend!
What`ve you been reading!?
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What’s better than Friday eve?
Friday eve with a delicious cup of coffee🤤
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