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Bridge Books is a literary and urbanist hub in downtown Johannesburg, the city that reads.
Silent Reading Club – Bridge Books
Silent Reading Club – Bridge Books
Our classic reading club, but in the bustling inner-city! Come check out our shop at the Barbican — 89 Helen Joseph Street, Marshalltown, from 14:00 – 15:00 on Saturday, 30 May.
Bloomsday At Bridge – Bridge Books
Bloomsday At Bridge – Bridge Books
In Ulysses, Leopold Bloom wandered around Dublin on 16 June. Readers across the world felt they knew the city as a living and breathing place. That is the kind of portrait of Joburg we want to promote. To look at our own city as a place just as worthy of literary focus, just as complex, real, and poetic. Readings from
Bridge Books
Bridge Books
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
Bridge Books
Bridge Books
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
Silent Reading Club - Saturday, 30 May
Silent Reading Club - Saturday, 30 May
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Chaka Special Limited Edition Hardcover (Sesotho)
Chaka Special Limited Edition Hardcover (Sesotho)
Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Centenary Edition (Sesotho)
Chaka by Thomas Mofolo Centenary Edition (Sesotho)
2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Thomas Mofolo’s Chaka, a novelized retelling of the king's life. The novel has been widely available in English, Afrikaans and other European languages, but not in Sesotho, the language it was originally written in. This centenary edition of the original novel in S
New Books We're Excited About
New Books We're Excited About
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Donate to the LitDistrict #GivingTuesday
Donate to the LitDistrict #GivingTuesday
Donate within South Africa The LitDistrict is managed by the African Book Trust, a registered South African non-profit trust (#IT001176/2016 […]
Bridge Books: Kids Collection
Bridge Books: Kids Collection
Looking for the perfect read? Whether you're reading with your child, or if they're reading on their own, these pictures books are a great way to dive in -- in any language. Also check out our chapter books for more advanced readers, and our young adult titles. English isiZulu Afrikaans isiXhosa Setswana Sesotho tshiVe
Children's Books: African Languages
Afrikaans Picture Books – Bridge Books
Afrikaans Picture Books – Bridge Books
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
isiNdebele Picture Books – Bridge Books
isiNdebele Picture Books – Bridge Books
Setswana Picture Books – Bridge Books
Setswana Picture Books – Bridge Books
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
siSwati Picture Books – Bridge Books
siSwati Picture Books – Bridge Books
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
xiTsonga Picture Books – Bridge Books
xiTsonga Picture Books – Bridge Books
sePedi Picture Books – Bridge Books
sePedi Picture Books – Bridge Books
English Picture Books – Bridge Books
English Picture Books – Bridge Books
Children's Picture Books- seSotho
Children's Picture Books- seSotho
Books written in Sotho
Children's Picture Books- isiXhosa
Children's Picture Books- isiXhosa
Bookstore in downtown Johannesburg, with new books and used books, and a special love for African authors but eyes to the world too. African children's books Afrocentric children's books African language books South African novels South African history African poetry African drama African politics
tshiVenda Picture Books – Bridge Books
tshiVenda Picture Books – Bridge Books
Children's Picture Books- isiZulu
Children's Picture Books- isiZulu
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