1 min readBy Ferial Haffajee
CRÉATION AFRICA: The inner-city Joburg bookseller who is breaking barriers
Johannesburg’s literary district is under siege as the City’s clean-up campaigns drive booksellers off the streets. But Bridge Books founder Griffin Shea has a bigger dream – to build a digital platform designed to give independent booksellers a fighting chance and change how South Africans buy books.
By Ferial HaffajeeSouth Africa
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Johannesburg’s literary district is under siege as the City’s clean-up campaigns drive booksellers off the streets. But Bridge Books founder Griffin Shea has a bigger dream – to build a digital platform designed to give independent booksellers a fighting chance and change how South Africans buy books.
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- Length
- 47 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 27, 2026
- Byline
- Ferial Haffajee
- Source
- Daily Maverick