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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.

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  • Philasande Putuma, Imbongi yomthonyama in the CBD

    Philasande Putuma, Imbongi yomthonyama in the CBD

    by Joshua Mgiba Philsande Putuma finds beauty in the city in ways that many people miss. He’s been working with us on making the neighbourhood clean and safe, but he also...

    Philasande Putuma, Imbongi yomthonyama in the CBD

    by Joshua Mgiba Philsande Putuma finds beauty in the city in ways that many people miss. He’s been working with us on making the neighbourhood clean and safe, but he also...

  • Get to know James Baldwin

    Get to know James Baldwin

    By Amy Wright “James Baldwin was born for truth. It called upon him to tell it on the mountains, to preach it in Harlem, to sing it on the Left...

    Get to know James Baldwin

    By Amy Wright “James Baldwin was born for truth. It called upon him to tell it on the mountains, to preach it in Harlem, to sing it on the Left...

  • Get to know Kopano Matlwa

    Get to know Kopano Matlwa

    by Amy Wright Both a medical doctor and one of South Africa’s most exciting novelists, it’s time for an author spotlight on Kopano Matlwa.  In 2007 Matlwa published her award...

    Get to know Kopano Matlwa

    by Amy Wright Both a medical doctor and one of South Africa’s most exciting novelists, it’s time for an author spotlight on Kopano Matlwa.  In 2007 Matlwa published her award...

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