Daily Maverick — Joburg: a city that's terrible to visit but wonderful to call home

Hannah Botsis spent a morning among the inner city's cultural institutions for the Daily Maverick, and finished it at Bridge Books.

We left the library and ambled along Helen Joseph to Bridge Books' new premises for a coffee."

Bridge Books is a literary force in the city and turns 10 years old this week. The owner, Griffin Shea, has done remarkable work in what could be considered one of the inner city's toughest decades.

They were pivotal in getting the City Library back open. Their shop is beautiful, peaceful and offers a remarkable selection of local fiction and non-fiction books."

Read the full story on Daily Maverick — by Hannah Botsis, 3 June 2026.