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House of Shem: Why We're Listening to Classical Music Differently at Bridge Book

House of Shem: Why We're Listening to Classical...

Is classical music relevant to us in Johannesburg, 2026? And how do we engage with it honestly - acknowledging its colonial baggage whilst claiming its transformative potential for ourselves? Every...

House of Shem: Why We're Listening to Classical...

Is classical music relevant to us in Johannesburg, 2026? And how do we engage with it honestly - acknowledging its colonial baggage whilst claiming its transformative potential for ourselves? Every...

Happy New Year from Bridge Books

Happy New Year from Bridge Books

New Year, Same Bridge, but Better We hope you’ve had a restorative festive break, and that you’re ready to take on 2026. Aptly, our shop’s new signage has us feeling...

Happy New Year from Bridge Books

New Year, Same Bridge, but Better We hope you’ve had a restorative festive break, and that you’re ready to take on 2026. Aptly, our shop’s new signage has us feeling...

The evicted booksellers of Johannesburg

The evicted booksellers of Johannesburg

Like many Joburgers, I’m happy to see the city sprucing up for the G20. But it’s hard not to think back to those heady days of the World Cup, when...

The evicted booksellers of Johannesburg

Like many Joburgers, I’m happy to see the city sprucing up for the G20. But it’s hard not to think back to those heady days of the World Cup, when...

The Chaka centenary: What, how and why

The Chaka centenary: What, how and why

This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Chaka by Thomas Mofolo (yes, that’s how he spelled it). One of the wild things I’ve discovered is how often...

The Chaka centenary: What, how and why

This year is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Chaka by Thomas Mofolo (yes, that’s how he spelled it). One of the wild things I’ve discovered is how often...

The Chaos Precinct launch: Saturday, 23 August

The Chaos Precinct launch: Saturday, 23 August

Pre-order the book here, and we'll have it waiting for you at the launch  

The Chaos Precinct launch: Saturday, 23 August

Pre-order the book here, and we'll have it waiting for you at the launch  

Join us for our Vernac Book Fair on 16 Aug

Join us for our Vernac Book Fair on 16 Aug

Preserving languages is imperative for our future, and connects us to our past. That's why we're launching a Vernac Book Fair at our shop in Marshalltown.  In a country so...

Join us for our Vernac Book Fair on 16 Aug

Preserving languages is imperative for our future, and connects us to our past. That's why we're launching a Vernac Book Fair at our shop in Marshalltown.  In a country so...