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89 Helen Joseph Street, Marshalltown

89 Helen Jospeh St at the Barbican in Marshalltown

89 Helen Jospeh St at the Barbican in Marshalltown

89 Helen Jospeh St at the Barbican in Marshalltown

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Bridge Books

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    • Johannesburg
  • Fiction
    • South African fiction
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    • Crime & thriller
    • General fiction
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    • Humour
    • Romance
    • Sci-fi and fantasy
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Books we're excited about

  • Is It Just Me or Is Everything Kak GPT?, by Tim Richman

    Is It Just Me or Is Everything Kak GPT?, by Tim Richman

    Is It Just Me or Is Everything Kak GPT?, by Tim Richman

    Regular price R 190.00 ZAR
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  • Veld Sense, by Erin Conway-Smith

    Veld Sense, by Erin Conway-Smith

    Veld Sense, by Erin Conway-Smith

    Regular price R 100.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 100.00 ZAR
  • Cape Fever by Nadia Davids, cover

    Cape Fever, by Nadia Davids

    Cape Fever, by Nadia Davids

    Regular price R 395.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 395.00 ZAR
  • Lilian Ngoyi by Martha Evans

    Lilian Ngoyi: A Life, by Martha Evans

    Lilian Ngoyi: A Life, by Martha Evans

    Regular price R 360.00 ZAR
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  • Joburg votes: local elections 2026

    Joburg votes: local elections 2026

    On 4 November, Joburg elects a new council, which will choose the...

    Joburg votes: local elections 2026

  • Halloween reads

    Halloween reads

    Ghosts, witches, tokoloshes and things that go bump in the night: horror...

    Halloween reads

  • Queer Africa, and beyond

    Queer Africa, and beyond

    Queer lives and stories from across Africa and beyond: fiction, memoir, history...

    Queer Africa, and beyond

Published by Us

Bridge Books is well aware of the gaps in South African literary industries. South Africans have limited access to their own stories, particularly in their own languages. We've been publishing lost classics, anthologies, and children's books in local languages, with the ultimate goal to get more South African stories in South African languages, into bookstores across the country.

  • Chaka Special Limited Edition Hardcover (Sesotho)

    Chaka Special Limited Edition Hardcover (Sesotho)

    Chaka Special Limited Edition Hardcover (Sesotho)

    Regular price R 700.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 700.00 ZAR
  • Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Centenary Edition (Sesotho)

    Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Centenary Edition (Sesotho)

    Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Centenary Edition (Sesotho)

    Regular price R 180.00 ZAR
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  • The Girl Who Killed to Save & Valley of a Thousand Hills, by Herbet E. Dhlomo

    The Girl Who Killed to Save & Valley of a Thousand Hills, by Herbet E. Dhlomo

    The Girl Who Killed to Save & Valley of a Thousand Hills, by Herbet E. Dhlomo

    Regular price R 250.00 ZAR
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  • The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

    The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

    The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey

    Regular price R 160.00 ZAR
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Events

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  • Lit District at Manor House, Saturday 14 November

    Lit District at Manor House: wine, Pam Power an...

    A fundraiser for the Joburg Literary District at Manor House, Dunkeld: wine tasting, an author talk with Pam Power, and books for the holidays.

    Lit District at Manor House: wine, Pam Power an...

    A fundraiser for the Joburg Literary District at Manor House, Dunkeld: wine tasting, an author talk with Pam Power, and books for the holidays.

  • House of Shem Listening Spaces, Saturday 14 November

    House of Shem: Listening Spaces, The Waltz With...

    Shostakovich's Jazz Suites and a slow conversation about listening as protest. 2pm at Bridge Books, R70.

    House of Shem: Listening Spaces, The Waltz With...

    Shostakovich's Jazz Suites and a slow conversation about listening as protest. 2pm at Bridge Books, R70.

  • The Music Library Series, Saturday 21 November

    The Music Library Series — Sat 21 November

    Piano, readings and conversation in the Music Library at Johannesburg City Library. Free, RSVP essential.

    The Music Library Series — Sat 21 November

    Piano, readings and conversation in the Music Library at Johannesburg City Library. Free, RSVP essential.

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Art & photography

  • To the Mexican I Met in Maputo — Xander Beattie

    To the Mexican I Met in Maputo — Xander Beattie

    To the Mexican I Met in Maputo — Xander Beattie

    Regular price R 100.00 ZAR
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  • Comrades and Cannibals in Oxford — Bill Nasson

    Comrades and Cannibals in Oxford — Bill Nasson

    Comrades and Cannibals in Oxford — Bill Nasson

    Regular price R 100.00 ZAR
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  • Rallying Cry (I) (art print) —  Dik-Dik Editions

    Rallying Cry (I) (art print) — Dik-Dik Editions

    Rallying Cry (I) (art print) — Dik-Dik Editions

    Regular price R 300.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 300.00 ZAR
  • Rallying Cry (II) (art print) —  Dik-Dik Editions

    Rallying Cry (II) (art print) — Dik-Dik Editions

    Rallying Cry (II) (art print) — Dik-Dik Editions

    Regular price R 300.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 300.00 ZAR
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African fiction

  • Trapped

    Trapped

    Trapped

    Regular price R 250.00 ZAR
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  • An Elegy for Easterly, by Petina Gappah (Used)

    An Elegy for Easterly, by Petina Gappah (Used)

    An Elegy for Easterly, by Petina Gappah (Used)

    Regular price R 150.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 150.00 ZAR
  • Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2, by Marlon James

    Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2, by Marlon James

    Moon Witch, Spider King: Dark Star Trilogy 2, by Marlon James

    Regular price R 330.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 330.00 ZAR
  • The Reed Dance Stalker by Angela Makholwa(used)

    The Reed Dance Stalker by Angela Makholwa(used)

    The Reed Dance Stalker by Angela Makholwa(used)

    Regular price R 200.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 200.00 ZAR
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Poetry

  • Mantis Poets: Jack Cope and CJ Driver

    Mantis Poets: Jack Cope and CJ Driver

    Mantis Poets: Jack Cope and CJ Driver

    Regular price R 80.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 80.00 ZAR
  • Lullaby for A Black Mother by Langston Hughes

    Lullaby for A Black Mother by Langston Hughes

    Lullaby for A Black Mother by Langston Hughes

    Regular price R 210.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 210.00 ZAR
  • The Lady Missionary, by Gail Dendy

    The Lady Missionary, by Gail Dendy

    The Lady Missionary, by Gail Dendy

    Regular price R 120.00 ZAR
    Regular price Sale price R 120.00 ZAR
  • Ornithology by Jeannie Wallace McKeown

    Ornithology by Jeannie Wallace McKeown

    Ornithology by Jeannie Wallace McKeown

    Regular price R 200.00 ZAR
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What to read

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  • A city of migrants

    A city of migrants

    July 1, 2026

    By Griffin Shea  I woke up with relief today, that the ominous 30 June warnings did not lead to the worst of our fears. Bridge Books closed Tuesday out of...

    A city of migrants

    July 1, 2026

    By Griffin Shea  I woke up with relief today, that the ominous 30 June warnings did not lead to the worst of our fears. Bridge Books closed Tuesday out of...

  • Updates from Bridge Books

    Updates from Bridge Books

    June 24, 2026

    Upcoming Events Silent Reading Club Join us this Saturday for our monthly Silent Reading Club. This isn’t a book club. You can read whatever you like, at your own pace....

    Updates from Bridge Books

    June 24, 2026

    Upcoming Events Silent Reading Club Join us this Saturday for our monthly Silent Reading Club. This isn’t a book club. You can read whatever you like, at your own pace....

  • Bridge Books turns 10

    Bridge Books turns 10

    June 2, 2026

      Ten years ago today, Bridge Books opened its doors to a freezing and otherwise empty banking hall. We had a little corner on a mezzanine – about 60 square...

    Bridge Books turns 10

    June 2, 2026

      Ten years ago today, Bridge Books opened its doors to a freezing and otherwise empty banking hall. We had a little corner on a mezzanine – about 60 square...

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