Books we're excited about

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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.

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Events

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  • House of Shem: Listening spaces. The Waltz with a past

    House of Shem: Listening spaces. The Waltz with...

    Listening Spaces Vol. XI: The Waltz With a Past. Shostakovich wrote under a dictator who wanted him silent. Should we stop listening to Russian voices because of today's one? Or...

    House of Shem: Listening spaces. The Waltz with...

    Listening Spaces Vol. XI: The Waltz With a Past. Shostakovich wrote under a dictator who wanted him silent. Should we stop listening to Russian voices because of today's one? Or...

  • 1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of White Rule in South Africa

    1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of Whit...

    UJ Press and Bridge Books cordially invite you to the launch of 1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of White Rule in South Africa by Mark Swilling. Date: Monday,...

    1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of Whit...

    UJ Press and Bridge Books cordially invite you to the launch of 1985: The Langa Massacre and the Ending of White Rule in South Africa by Mark Swilling. Date: Monday,...

  • Silent Reading Club : 26 September

    Silent Reading Club : 26 September

    Spend your Saturday morning wrapped up in a good book at Bridge Books. Our Silent Reading session is happening on the 26 of August from 10:00am to 11:00am. Come early,...

    Silent Reading Club : 26 September

    Spend your Saturday morning wrapped up in a good book at Bridge Books. Our Silent Reading session is happening on the 26 of August from 10:00am to 11:00am. Come early,...

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Art & photography

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African fiction

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Poetry

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What to read

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  • A city of migrants

    A city of migrants

    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

    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

    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

    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

      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

      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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