We are passionate about books and the absolute pleasure, joy and comfort that reading a good book provides and we value the personal connections with other booklovers that we make through our bookstore.

For over 17 years we have been offering an eclectic collection of quality secondhand books at great prices, across most genres with an emphasis on contemporary literary fiction and interesting non-fiction titles.

Please note our trading hours have changed and we are currently only operating on
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 10am -5pm

If you are interested in recycling your quality used books then you are most welcome to email a list (or a photo) of the titles to: contact@alreadyreadbookshop.com.au

Come & visit us soon

With new stock arriving in our bookshop weekly, you never know what interesting gem you will find & we love talking about the books we have enjoyed!

Located in the charming Fitzroy North Shopping Village we are situated just around the corner from local institution, Piedimonte’s Supermarket, and easily accessible by public transport via:

#96 Nicholson St tram (stop #21)

#11 St George’s Rd tram (stop #22)

What our customers think

Stumbled past this place whilst exploring Melbourne. What luck! Was directed to a book I had been long searching for and bought another two. Comprehensive catalogue. They who were working there were beautiful people. Just a shame I live in Sydney.

MJ Rose

This is a gem of a bookstore. Great selection of books, carefully curated by someone who knows what they’re doing. Most books look new or only lightly read. Lots of good Australian content. If Already Read was a rock album, it’d be describe as “all killer, no filler!”

Tom Doig