Hill of Content Bookshop

Hill of Content Bookshop 100 years old, Hill of Content is Melbourne's oldest Bookshop.

At Hill of Content Bookshop, our aim is to provide a broad and discerning range of books - published locally and overseas - in a pleasant browsing environment. We pride ourselves on our friendly and personalised customer service, including an efficient special order service and free gift wrapping.

Congratulations hector mackenzie for the publication of The Long Cloud!In the long cloud, newcomer Hector MacKenzie capt...
24/09/2026

Congratulations hector mackenzie for the publication of The Long Cloud!

In the long cloud, newcomer Hector MacKenzie captures the anxious rhythm of life in the 20s — a tender, often funny meditation on masculinity, beauty, and mortality that proves you might be able to go home, but you can never truly go back

Happy Saturday! It was a thrill to unbox ‘Old Vintage Melbourne: A Culinary Chronicle’ this morning.This latest publicat...
19/09/2026

Happy Saturday! It was a thrill to unbox ‘Old Vintage Melbourne: A Culinary Chronicle’ this morning.

This latest publication from Chris Macheras is a celebration of the restaurants, cafés, pubs, and markets that have helped shape Melbourne’s unique cultural identity.

Happy Saturday! Ali here, coming to you with a book I can’t stop thinking about.I went into reading The Things We Never ...
05/09/2026

Happy Saturday! Ali here, coming to you with a book I can’t stop thinking about.

I went into reading The Things We Never Say thinking it would be a nice, pleasant read. But I was floored by its emotional depth, dark humour, and its head on look at the current state of affairs in the US.

The story follows Archie, an ageing school teacher, father, and husband, who wonders whether we have free will in an increasingly fragmented world.

Strout is a writer to reaches into the depths of our internal worlds and shows us how unknowable we often are to each other, and how hard and wonderful it is to be understood and loved.

A wonderfully sweet visit this morning from Beatrix Bakes creator Natalie Paull, who came into sign a big stack of her n...
03/09/2026

A wonderfully sweet visit this morning from Beatrix Bakes creator Natalie Paull, who came into sign a big stack of her new cookbook, Sweet Heart.

The book caters to amateur bakers and experts alike, and features classics with a Paull-like flair: smoked cinnamon Basque cheesecake, caramelised pear turnovers & ginger whip, raspberry jelly lamingtons …

Signed copies in store now 🍰

We are spoilt for choice with so many recent releases!
02/09/2026

We are spoilt for choice with so many recent releases!

SEPTEMBER NEW RELEASESWe’ve been busy bees today unpacking boxes and boxes of new releases. Here are a couple we’re exci...
01/09/2026

SEPTEMBER NEW RELEASES

We’ve been busy bees today unpacking boxes and boxes of new releases. Here are a couple we’re excited about, including Hell Days by our very own Laura Elizabeth Woollett!

Jess Ho’s novel People With Money has also arrived in store - we can’t wait to launch it here next Wednesday eve! Link in bio

The most talked about book of the year? In store now!‘Cusk has glimpsed the central truth of modern life’ - London Revie...
01/09/2026

The most talked about book of the year? In store now!

‘Cusk has glimpsed the central truth of modern life’ - London Review of Books

Dear customer, we are closed at 6pm this evening for an event. See you tomorrow at 10am!
20/08/2026

Dear customer, we are closed at 6pm this evening for an event. See you tomorrow at 10am!

Address

Ground 86 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC
3000

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

Telephone

+61396629472

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Hill of Content Bookshop posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Hill of Content Bookshop:

Shortcuts

Share

Category