Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday August 29th 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. In August we’ll be reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
Join us for a discussion with author Jessica Spendlove author of For the Long Run: Build your daily operating system for energy, recovery and wellbeing.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
In conversation with Robert Skinner, author of I’d Rather Not and the inaugural winner of the John Clarke award for humor writing, Jaye will explore why this very talented writer is so hapless at life. A Seniors in Melbourne Event, we will meet at our bookshop on String Bean Alley at the Queen Victoria Market at 11 am. Event finishes at 12 noon. There will be light refreshments, 10% off all books purchased within the session and atraders discount at the adjacent Market Espresso Cafe. Get your tickets now!
Can you escape Ned Kelly's Treasure Room? Solve the puzzles and crack the code these school holidays in a interactive Escape Room based on the children's novel The Phantom of Flinders Street by Mitchell Toy.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday September 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. In September we’ll be reading Quicksand by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki.
Meet us at Melbourne Kids Book Fest for two days of storytelling, illustration, books and fun.
Meet your favourite authors, enter a storytelling competition, go on a scavenger hunt, beat a bookish escape room and join in some fantastic workshops!
Dr Marny Lishman is an author, speaker, Doctor of Psychology, therapist and mindset coach. She is a sought-after mental health and wellbeing expert who provides commentary on a variety of mental health topics on TV, radio and in print. Only You explores the unexpected gift of being alone, establishing the difference between being alone vs lonely.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Enjoy a lovely, sociable morning tea on the verandah of our bookshop at the Queen Victoria Market. Morning Tea will be hosted by Jaye, owner of the Mary Martin Bookshops, a regular guest on Saturday mornings, ABC Melbourne 774 and co-host of The Booksellers Podcast. Jaye will lead the conversation with tales from the bookshop and a ‘Book Talk’ presenting her pick of books this season including favourite picture books for the young ones in your life.
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. July’s book is Dubliners by James Joyce.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday July 25th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
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. June’s book is Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay.
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.
Join the Melbourne edition of the 2026 Global Book Crawl. Dozens of cities, hundreds of bookshops, thousands of readers. One unforgettable week.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
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 dive into Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame!
Join us for our final Mystery Night of the year! In this special Holiday edition of our popular event, we’ll be joined by two mystery authors for a great night of books, wine and festive cheer.
Ahoy, are you ready for a daring maritime Adventure? The time has come for the 2025 Melbourne Treasure Hunt. The island realm of Aquinta needs your help! Navigate the treasure map’s route, avoiding pirates and sea monsters, to find the clues and solve the puzzle. Collect a free treasure map from Mary Martin Bookshop in Southbank during December. This year's treasure hunt is based on The Wicked Ship, an exciting high seas adventure novel by Amelia Mellor.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday September 27th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
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.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join the Movement for Positive Body Image! What if showing up could help someone, young or old, believe they don’t need to change to be worthy? This is what led Chi Chi Wang to write From Ugly to Beautiful Without Surgery, a personal book that helps people rebuild confidence without changing their face or body.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday August 30th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
Join us for a captivating evening of words, wine and conversation with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a cosy mystery location.
Join us at Mary Martin Bookshop Port Melbourne for a very special story time and book launch celebrating Max and Baby by Vanesa Josevski.
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 July we will be reading Monkey Grip by Helen Garner
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday June 28 for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
Penguin Fantasy Fest is BACK and coming to Melbourne for the FIRST TIME!Coming to Melbourne Thursday, 24th July, get ready for a magical evening with some of our favourite Australian authors in the genre: Lynette Noni, Keshe Chow and Lyndall Clipstone.
Join Michelle Johnston, bestselling author of Tiny Uncertain Miracles, at Mary Martin Bookshop Southgate for the Melbourne launch of her new book, 'The Revisionists.'
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 June we will be reading Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday June 28 for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
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.
Are you free the night of Tuesday June 24th? Join us for a captivating evening with a mystery author, a mystery book and a glass of wine at a atmospheric mystery location.
Join us for a lunchtime keynote and book signing with award-winning leadership expert Dr Kirsten Ferguson AM, author of 'Blindspotting'.
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.
You're invited to a storytime launch to celebrate the publication of You Are Not a Pup! with Brisbane-based author Annaleise Byrd.
