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  • Curved couch with a seated person flicking through a book, with many shelves of books against the rear wall.
  • Interior of bookshop with shoppers walking around, display shelves of books and plant greenery in the background.
  • Person walking through the glass entrance to the Readings Emporium store with shop signage partially visible on the window.

Readings Emporium

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  • Books

Readings has been Melbourne’s preeminent independent bookstore and retailer of music and films for over four decades.

Designed by the talented team at Kerstin Thompson Architects, the Emporium shop is a beautiful light-filled space over looking Little Bourke St, complete with beautiful heritage windows and plenty of seating to contemplate and read. You’ll find the shop on level one near the footbridge to Myer.

Readings offers customers an outstanding range of products, from cutting-edge music and DVDs to classic texts. Always passionate about Australian literature, Readings often hosts regular in-store book launches throughout the year that are free and open to the public.

Hours

Day Times
Monday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Tuesday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Wednesday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Thursday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Friday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Saturday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm
Sunday
  • 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm

Location

Readings Emporium
Shop 1-016/287 Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9810 0850
  • email address: emporium@readings.com.au
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