The Book Shop

Bridge Book Shops

Many of these shops have both bridge software and books.

Baron Barclay Bridge (USA)

Bridge World Book Store (USA)

Canadian Bridge Supplies (Canada)

London Bridge Centre (UK)

Vince Oddy Bridge Supplies (Canada) – also sells used books.

Jannersten Forlag (Sweden)

Master Point Press  Canadian Publisher and shopl

Bridge en Boekenshop (Netherlands)

The Bridge Shop (Australia)

Bridge eShop (France)

Bridge Winners Book Store  (World) This is a great store selling books listed by Author, Category, or Series. Options to purchase e-books or paperbacks.

Bridge Author Book Shops

Mike Lawrence Author Site

Larry Cohen’s Book Shop Author Site – Newly launched!

Bridge Today Book Shop Granovetter, Pamela and Matthew Author Site

Audrey Grant – One of the world’s finest bridge teachers.

Marty Bergen – Author of Points Schmoints.

Eddie Kantar  – Professional bridge player, writer, teacher and member of the Bridge Hall of Fame.

Ron Klinger – World class bridge writer and professional. Lots offered on this author site.

Barbara Seagram – Author and teacher.

Adam Parrish – Author and Teacher

Andrew Robson – Bridge Store

E-Book Stores

Electronic book readers are becoming more popular. They allow readers to download many books into one cool little handheld to be read anywhere. You can make the text big, for easier reading, even first thing in the morning!

Bridge Winners E-Books Book Store – This is a great store selling books listed by Author, Category, or Series. Options to purchase e-books or paperbacks. https://bridgewinners.com/store/

Masterpoint Press has a great bridge e-book store. Click here to visit ebooksbridge.com

Lybrary.com has an excellent selection of bridge books in e-book format. Click Here

Who is the best Bridge Author?

Based on a discussion on Bridge Winners titled “The Best Bridge Writer,” the following authors and their mentioned works are listed in order of the number of endorsements they received. You won’t go wrong chosing a book from this list as a gift for your bridge-playing friends and family or even for yourself!

1. Victor Mollo
   • Bridge in the Menagerie
   • Bridge in the Fourth Dimension
   • Masters and Monsters
2. Terence Reese
   • Play These Hands with Me
   • The Expert Game
   • Reese on Play
3. David Bird
   • The Abbot series
   • Bridge Endplays for Everyone
   • Bridge Squeezes for Everyone
4. Eddie Kantar
   • Defensive Bridge Play Complete
   • Bridge Humor
   • The Best of Eddie Kantar
5. Mike Lawrence
   • How to Read Your Opponents’ Cards
   • Opening Leads
   • The Complete Book on Overcalls
6. Frank Stewart
   • Becoming a Bridge Expert
   • Frank Stewart’s Bridge Club
   • Bridge: 25 Ways to Be a Better Defender
7. Larry Cohen
   • To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks
   • Following the Law
   • Larry Cohen’s Bidding Challenge
8. Marty Bergen
   • Points Schmoints!
   • Declarer Play the Bergen Way
   • Bergen’s Best Bridge Tips
9. Paul Soloway
   • The Bridge Bum
   • The Bridge Bum: My Life and Play
   • The Bridge Bum: Lessons from a Life in Bridge
10. Jeff Rubens
    • Secrets of Winning Bridge
    • Expert Bridge Simplified
    • The Bridge World’s Test Your Play
11. Ron Klinger
    • Guide to Better Card Play
    • Right Through the Pack Again
    • The Modern Losing Trick Count
12. Zia Mahmood
    • Bridge My Way
    • Winning Bridge
    • Bridge: The Art of the Possible
13. Julian Pottage
    • Play or Defend?
    • Bridge Problems for a New Millennium
    • The Golden Rules of Declarer Play
14. Mel Colchamiro
    • How You Can Play Bridge Like an Expert (Without Having to Be One)
    • Mel’s Bridge Quiz
    • Mel’s Bridge Tips
15. Marc Smith
    • 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know (co-authored with Barbara Seagram)
    • World Class: Conversations with the Bridge Masters
    • Enterprising Tales
16. Eric Rodwell
    • The Rodwell Files: Secrets of a Bridge Champion
    • The Joy of Bridge (co-authored with Audrey Grant)
    • Bridge Maxims: Secrets of Better Play (co-authored with Audrey Grant)
17. Joshua Donn
    • More Breaking the Rules: Second Hand Play (co-authored with Barry Rigal)
    • Breakin’ the Rules (online column)
    • The Bidding Box (ACBL Bridge Bulletin column)
18. Oren Kriegel
    • The Hand Records Speak: Giorgio Duboin (report)
    • Bridge Winners (articles and contributions)

This list reflects the authors and works mentioned in the thread, ordered by the number of endorsements each received.

Noticeably missing from this list, however, are the many amazing Women Bridge Authors. Here’s a list!

Well-Known Women Bridge Authors

1. Barbara Seagram (Canada)

• Prolific author and teacher

• Known for 25  Series (with Marc Smith or David Bird), Pocket Guides Series, and many other instructional books.

2. Sabine Auken (Germany)

• World champion player

• Author of I Love This Game, an autobiography and insight into top-level bridge

3. Audrey Grant (Canada)

• Creator of the Bridge Basics series

• Founder of the Audrey Grant Better Bridge Teachers and Learners Programs

• Focuses on teaching and accessible bridge instruction

4. Dorothy Hayden Truscott (USA)

• Co-author with husband Alan Truscott on Teach Yourself Bridge and other books

• Also wrote Bid Better, Play Better

5. Mary Paul

• Co-author of Bridge: Defense in the 21st Century with Audrey Grant

6. Pam Granovetter

• Co-author of books with her husband Matthew Granovetter

• Contributed to Granovetter Bridge Magazine

• Focus on both play and bidding strategies

7. Jude Goodwin (Canada)

• Author and illustrator of bridge-themed cartoons and books, including Teach Me To Play, a children’s first book of bridge.

• Known for her “Go Ahead, Laugh” cartoon series

• Retired publishing editor at Bridge Canada magazine

• Currently writes for the Bridge Basics section of Great Bridge Links magazine.

8. Dee Berry (USA)

• Wrote Two Over One in a Nutshell, a 70-page book offers a concise overview of the 2/1 Game Force bidding system

9. Kim Frazer (Australia)

• A former elite sport shooter who represented Australia in multiple Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals. She began playing bridge in 2005 and joined the Australian women’s team in 2018.
• Her book, Gaining the Mental Edge at Bridge, won the 2020 International Bridge Press Association (IBPA) Book of the Year Award