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.
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.
Join us for a special storytime with R.W.R McDonald at our Port Melbourne store on Thursday May 2nd at 11am. Rob will be reading us his picture book ‘Happy Millionth Birthday.’
Join us at The Breakfast Book Club! Meet us at 8.30am on Saturday 11th May 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 May 21st? Join us for a captivating evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
The Fresh & Fruity Lit Club is the latest addition to our book club roster, a relaxed monthly meet up for readers interested in zesty contemporary fiction showcasing new and diverse voices.
Join us at The Breakfast Book Club! Meet us at 8.30am on Saturday 20th April 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 April 16th? Join us for a captivating evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us for our first Breakfast Book Club! Meet us at 8.30am on Saturday 16th March at Market Coffee in String Bean Alley, Queen Vic Market for a relaxed chat about books over a coffee and croissant.
Join us at our String Bean Alley bookstore at 11am Sunday 10th March for a special storytime with children’s author, Emma Bowd
Come and join us 11am Thursday 7th March at our Port Melbourne store for a special session of our preschool storytime with children’s author, Emma Bowd
Are you free the night of Tuesday 5th December? Join us for a captivating evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
This Christmas, Mary Martin Bookshop is once again inviting families to take part in a free treasure hunt through Melbourne’s CBD. Collect a treasure map from Mary Martin’s Bookshop in Southbank and embark on a quest among Melbourne’s landmarks looking for clues to solve a Christmas riddle.
Join us for a special pre-school storytime with children’s author Penny Harrison. Penny will be reading her beautiful new picture book, Eighteen Summers.
Let me tell you a tale of the stars and the sea,
of adventures we’ll have as you grow, wild and free.
For the days may drift past, but the years will sail by,
and we’ve just eighteen summers to share, you and I …
Eighteen Summers is a tender and timeless ode to the unbreakable bond between parent and child, and a celebration of the moments that weave together to become eighteen summers to treasure.
This is a free event, no bookings are required. Children of all ages are welcome to attend.
Join us at our Southbank store for a lively feast of food and words! We’re hosting an afternoon of conversations and demonstrations with the authors of three wonderful new cookbooks, Jaclyn Crupi, Kon Karapanagiotidis and Julie Weatherhead.
Crystal Corocher will read her beautifu new picturel book, Giovanni, the bilingual story of a four-year-old’s epic journey from Italy to Australia to start a new life.
Join children’s author Lucinda Gifford for an exciting storytime that will take you on a hilarious journey through time and space.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 10th October? Join us for a captivating evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
If you go into the market today, be sure of a big surprise….
Join us at our Sting Bean Alley store at Queen Victoria Market for a very special story time and Teddy Bear picnic with children’s author and illustrator Mitchell Toy.
Join us at our String Bean Alley store at Queen Victoria Market (opposite Market Expresso) for the Book Launch of ‘Conversations With My Cat’ by Chuck McKenzie and his feline companions.
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.
Are you free the night of Tuesday 22nd August? Join us for a captivating evening of wine and words with a mystery author, mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Come and join us 11am Thursday 17th August for a special session of our preschool storytime children’s author, Emma Bowd to celebrate her new book ‘The Day You Were Born’.
It’s that time of year again, our Melbourne City Treasure Hunt is returning in 2022 for a new bookish adventure. Collect a free treasure map from Mary Martin Bookshop in Southbank during December and embark on a quest for clues among Melbourne's historical places.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop Port Melbourne for a reading and Q & A with Katie McMahon, author of 'The Accident'.
Grace, Zoe and Imogen are three women whose worlds are linked by unseen connections to friends, family and lovers. In this psychological drama, set in contemporary Hobart, they move inexorably towards an event that will change them all forever.
Join us to help celebrate the gorgeous new picture book NATUROPOLIS by Deborah Frenkel and Ingrid Barkowiak.The book will be launched by the wonderful multi-award-winning children’s writer Claire Saxby, accompanied by cake and followed by storytime with Deb and a surprise creepy-crawly friend.
Join us for a very special story time with Emma Bowd author of the picture book Wonderful Shoes.
This Christmas, Mary Martin Bookshop is once again inviting families to take part in a free treasure hunt through Melbourne’s CBD. Collect a treasure map from Mary Martin’s Bookshop in Southbank and embark on a quest among Melbourne’s landmarks looking for clues to solve a Christmas riddle.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop Port Melbourne for an evening of good books & good conversation. In June we will be reading and discussing Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature.
For the entire month of March, Mary Martin Bookshop Southgate is celebrating Megan Hess: ‘A World of Possibilities’. Megan has created a stunning illustrated installation gracing the entire length of our windows. It’s a beautiful statement of elegance and you too can be a part of it too!
Strike a pose in our window and post your glamour shots with the hashtag #meganhessxmarymartin and tag us @marymartinbooks for a chance to win a signed collection of Megan Hess books.
This Christmas, Mary Martin Bookshop is inviting families to take part in a free treasure hunt through Melbourne’s CBD. Collect a treasure map from Mary Martin’s Bookshop in Southbank and embark on a quest among Melbourne’s landmarks looking for clues to solve a Christmas riddle.
