A new plot twist for Melbourne’s city bookshops after lockdown We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement Out of lockdown and out ... to buy a book. At least that’s what the seven general bookshops within the boundaries of the City of Melbourne are hoping. They have come up with a new scheme – Melbourne City Reads. For the next four months, the shops – Dymocks Melbourne, Hill of Content, Mary Martin Southbank, North Melbourne Books, The Paperback Bookshop, Readings Carlton, and Readings State Library – will offer a particular new book by a Victorian author for sale with 25 per cent off the cover price.