Join us at our Port Melbourne store for a fun morning of stories and songs. We hold our Pre-school Storytime every Thursday morning at 11am.
Do you love reading and talking about great books? Join Mary Martin’s Autumn Book Club and come along for monthly book chats over wine and cheese with a small, welcoming group of bookworms.
What is Queen Vic Market’s spookiest secret? Embark on the Mary Martin QVM Quest to find out!
Follow the clues and crack the password to uncover the market’s spooky history in a fun school holiday activity base on The Phantom of Flinders Street by Taggerty Daggins.
Join us for a special lunch time event with proud Boonwurrung woman, from the saltwater country of Melbourne and surrounding coastlines, and award-winning actor, Tasma Walton.
Australia’s leading visionaries converge for a lively and candid discussion on the bold ideas shaping Australia’s social and political future.
Join author Rebekah Bertram for a book signing and meet the author session on the verandah of Mary Martin Bookshop QV Market on Saturday April 12th.
Join us at our Queen Vic Market Bookshop on Saturday the 14th of April for a special book club to discuss Eye Contact by local bookseller and author Cameron Liang.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 15th April? Join us for a captivating evening with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a atmospheric mystery location.
Join book worms around the world this April and embark on an adventure through the heart of your city’s indie bookshops with the Global Book Crawl.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday April 26th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
Welcome to our classics book club, where we eschew the latest bestsellers to celebrate books that have stood the test of time! Join your fellow bibliophiles as we read or reread classic works of literature together and discuss great books from throughout the ages. This April we will be reading As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner.
One of Britain’s bestselling historians offers a meticulously researched and insightful account of the famously televised 1980 SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London – better known as Operation Nimrod.
You're invited to a storytime launch to celebrate the publication of You Are Not a Pup! with Brisbane-based author Annaleise Byrd.
You're invited to a fun, free, family-friendly event to celebrate the launch of Down the Plot Hole with Brisbane-based author Annaleise Byrd.
We’re thrilled to announce that Mary Martin Bookshop will be the hosts of the Penguin Noir 2025 Melbourne event. Meet some of the year’s best crime writers: Gareth and Louise Ward, Amanda Hampson, Kerryn Mayne and Candice Fox; grab some goodies and sneak a peek at the hottest thrillers.
Welcome to our classics book club, where we eschew the latest bestsellers to celebrate books that have stood the test of time! Join your fellow bibliophiles as we read or reread classic works of literature together and discuss great books from throughout the ages. This March we will be reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Join us at Mary Martin Port Melbourne for afternoon tea and the launch of Angelika Von Sanden's new book Sit, Stay, Grow: How Dogs Can Help You Worry Less and Walk Into a Better Future.
Join us for a special pre-school storytime with children’s author Dee White as she reads us her new picture book, The Hullabaloo About Elephant Poo.
Join us at our Queen Vic Market Bookshop for a special Story Time and Craft session with Julie Murphy and Annie White.Julie and Annie will be reading their new picture book Dog Beach.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop QV Market to launch Cameron Liang’s brand new novel Eye Contact into the world. We will be celebrating both the book’s release and the Lunar New Year in style at the iconic Queen Victoria Night Market.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop Southgate at 8am and be one of the first readers to get your hands on the third book in the sensational Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros. Mere hours after the worldwide midnight release, early birds can enjoy a light breakfast as they peruse the first pages of Onyx Storm and mingle with like-minded Fourth Wing fans.
Join us for a special midnight release party to celebrate the breathtaking follow-up to global phenomenons Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. We’ll be marking the occasion with refreshments, games and giveaways before opening the boxes and launching the Onyx Storm into the world at the stroke of midnight on the 21st of January.
A summer holidays story time and craft session.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 3rd December? Join us for a festive evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us Monday 2 December at Mary Martin Bookshop, Queen Victoria Market on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung land/Melbourne to launch Meanjin 83.4 Summer 2024!
Join award-winning author Andrea Rowe for a special seaside story time on the veranda of our Queen Vic Market bookshop. Andrea will be reading us two books from her wonderful Little World’s: An Ocean of stories series
Calling all adventurers and treasure seekers! The time has come for the 2024 Melbourne Treasure Hunt. Your help is needed to break the secret code. Collect a free treasure map from Mary Martin Bookshop in Southbank and embark on a quest to discover the secret clues around Melbourne’s city centre. This year's treasure hunt is based on The Midwatch, a brilliant middle-grade mystery adventure novel by Judith Rossell.
THE BREAKFAST BOOK CLUB: COFFEE, CROISSANTS AND CRIME
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday 23rd November for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast. This month, we will be discussing Death at the Sign of the Rook.
This year we are inaugurating a new tradition: The Epic Summer Read! With the long warm days ahead, we’re looking forward to having more time to read. And why not tackle an epic book! Join Cal from our Classics Bookclub and cross Moby Dick by Herman Melville off your bucket list.
Join us at our Queen Vic Market Bookshop to discuss Intermezzo, the brand new novel by Irish novelist Sally Rooney.
THE BREAKFAST BOOK CLUB: COFFEE, CROISSANTS AND CRIME
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday 19th October for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast. This month, we will be discussing the quirky debut mystery, The Hitwoman's Guide to Reducing Household Debt
Are you free the night of Tuesday 15th October? Join us for a captivating evening with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop QV Market these school holidays and meet Amelia Mellor, the bestselling author of The Lost Book of Magic, the epic finale in the Grandest Bookshop in the World trilogy.
Do you love reading and talking about great books? Join Mary Martin’s Spring Book Club and come along for monthly book chats over wine and cheese with a small, welcoming group of bookworms.
THE BREAKFAST BOOK CLUB: COFFEE, CROISSANTS AND CRIME
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday 21st September for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast. This month, we will be discussing the twists and turns of J.P. Pomare’s fantastic new mystery, 17 Years Later.
We’re having a Birthday Party and you’re invited! Join us on Saturday 21st of September as we celebrate one whole year at our new Queen Vic Market bookshop. There will be lots happening throughout the day with activities for all ages including book clubs, party games, face-painting and more!
Join us for a special story time with Sarah Zweck at our Port Melbourne store on Thursday 19th September at 11am. As well as reading us her debut picture book, Ray.
Join us at The Breakfast Book Club! Meet us at 8.30am on Saturday 31st August at Market Coffee in String Bean Alley, Queen Vic Market for a relaxed chat about books over a coffee and croissant.
Join us for an special story time with Julie Anne Grasso at our Port Melbourne store on Thursday 29th August at 11am. As well as reading us her debut picture book, Hooray, Hooray, It’s Library Day, Julie will bring along her ukulele to share some songs and there will be a simple craft activity.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 13th August? Join us for a captivating evening with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us for an extra special story time with Toni D’Alia and Sarah Speedie at our Port Melbourne store on Thursday 25th July at 11am. There will be stories about bossy cats, helpful worms, busy bees and beautiful books followed by a craft activity. Come along and join in the fun!
Join us at The Breakfast Book Club! Meet us at 8.30am on Saturday 20th July at Market Coffee in String Bean Alley, Queen Vic Market for a relaxed chat about books over a coffee and croissant.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 2nd July? Join us for a special edition of Mystery Night. This month, we’ll be hosting captivating evening with two mystery authors, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Do you love reading and talking about great books? Join Mary Martin’s Winter Book Club and come along for monthly book chats over wine and cheese with a small, welcoming group of bookworms.
