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 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday June 27th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
When outrage equals engagement and our worst impulses are being targeted, gamed and monetised, is it too late to escape the rage-bait machine? Join Ed Coper at the Wheeler Centre as he discusses his latest book, Angertainment, with Sushi Das.
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 debut author Max Francis in conversation with fellow writer Cameron Sullivan to discuss his new fantasy novel Honour & Heresy.
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.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday May 30th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
On Saturday May 23rd, join us on the verandah of Mary Martin Bookshop Queen Victoria Market for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea to help us raise money for the Cancer Council.
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 Melbourne edition of the 2026 Global Book Crawl. Dozens of cities, hundreds of bookshops, thousands of readers. One unforgettable week.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday April 18th 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. In March we will be reading One Hundred Year’s of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Márquez.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday March 28th 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 Autumn Book Club and come along for monthly book chats over wine and cheese with a small, welcoming group of bookworms.
Penguin Fantasy Fest 2026 is BACK! Coming to Melbourne Tuesday March 24th, get ready for a magical evening with international best-selling author Stacia Stark together with Australian authors Lily Crozier, Braidee Otto and Bronte-Marie Wesson.
Celebrating Of Blood and Fire by Ryan Cahill with Jay Kristoff and James Islington. Join us at City of Melbourne Bowls Club (Flagstaff Gardens) for a very special evening of epic fantasy.
Join us for a Q & A between author Charlotte Blease, PhD and Dr Louise Schaper.
How does AI compare to a doctor when it comes to saving lives?
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 as we celebrate the GRAND OPENING of our new stall at the iconic South Melbourne Market. ALL WELCOME! Come dressed as a book character.
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.
Mrs Claus is coming to town! Join us Sunday November 30th on the veranda at our Queen Vic Market Bookshop for a magical Christmas story time.
Mrs Claus will be coming all the way from the North Pole to read Renee Price’s new picture book ‘Mrs Claus’ illustrated by Travis Price.
Join us at Market Espresso in String Bean Alley (Just opposite our Queen Vic Market store) at 8.30am on Saturday November 29th for The Breakfast Book Club, a relaxed meet up where we chat about the latest crime novels over breakfast.
Screens down, books up! After a long week, unwind with a chill, screen-free reading hour in the relaxing ambience of our Southbank bookshop.
Join us for a special pre-school storytime with children’s author and illustrator Sarah Zweck as she reads us her new picture book, Here Come the Cousins.
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. This September we will be reading The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera.
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.
