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Mary Martin Bookshop

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An independent bookstore in the heart of Melbourne... 

Mary Martin Bookshop was established in 1945 and has been offering readers expert recommendations, excellent customer service and great books ever since.

Read our story…

"Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read."

Raymond Chandler

 

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Events

From window painting with children's illustrators, to storytime for grown-ups, we host a range of events for the whole family.

Klara and The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Reviews

What have our booksellers been reading lately? Find out here, with all of our latest staff reviews and recommendations.

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About Us

Learn more about the story of Mary Martin Bookshops. From the iconic bookshop’s early beginnings to the present day.

'Classic sailing scenario: someone goes overboard. In this case it’s a cult film director. The protagonist of this story is his wife, a writer on the rise, and it's from her perspective that we see events unfold around his disappearance. Freak
This might be the most important book you read all year. Get informed about the upcoming referendum with the help of ‘The Voice to Parliament Handbook’. Written by Indigenous leader @thomasamayo and acclaimed journalist Kerry O’Brie
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 . We are beside ourselves with the news that OUR Kat is a finalist for the Children’s Bookseller of the Year Award!! . We know all booksellers are very special and the other finalists especially so and send our congratul
Today the delightful @megan_rogers_writer dropped by our Southbank store to sign copies of her fantastic debut novel, ‘The Heart is a Star’. Our staff all loved this engrossing book about the beautiful, complicated mess that is family, l
Just when you thought they'd run out of creatures to make picture books about! The hero of this very amusing book is Neil, a not-at-all-boring sea cucumber who mistakes a pickle that dropped overboard from a cruise ship for his friend Sandra. ‘

Mary Martin Bookshop Southbank

Find us on the Ground Floor of Southgate Shopping Centre, Southbank, VIC 3006. Contact us

 
 

Mary Martin Bookshop Port Melbourne

Find us at 2/188 Bay Street, Port Melbourne, 3207.