BRIDGE BOOKS
“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The fastest way to learn bridge, at all levels, is to read. Below is a list of bridge book shops around the world, for those times when you’re not able to peruse the book table at a local bridge tournament. (Photo: Book table at the 2004 Termination Dust Sectional, Anchorage AK)
Who’s the Best Bridge Writer? Discussion on Bridge Winners offers a fantastic list of great bridge authors, their books, and what makes them great. Who would be your pick for the best Bridge Writer?
Digital Copy of Bid Better, Play Better by Dorothy Hayden Truscott. Who didn’t learn their basics from this wonderful book. A best seller for more than 40 years. Baron Barclay are offering a digital copy free.
Book Shops
Baron Barclay Bridge (USA)
Bridge World Book Store (USA)
Canadian Bridge Supplies (Canada)
Vince Oddy Bridge Supplies (Canada)
Master Point Press (Canada)
Karen’s Bridge Library (USA/Amazon)
London Bridge Centre (UK)
Jannersten Forlag (Sweden)
Bridge en Boekenshop (Netherlands)
The Bridge Shop (Australia)
Author Websites
There are surprisingly few bridge writer/author websites. Here are the ones we could find. If you have an author site, or know of one we are missing, please send it over to greatbridgelinks@gmail.com
Mike Lawrence Author Site
Bridge with Larry Cohen Author Site
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.
BRIDGE PUBLICATIONS
Note: Many National Bridge Organizations have regular magazines available to members only. These magazines are not listed here.
GREAT BRIDGE LINKS MAGAZINE – (Online) Here on this website you can find lots of articles about the world of bridge, its technology, history, and the people who populate it. Find the Bridge & Cards Magazine Here ->
BridgeRama (Le Bridgeur and Funbridge) – https://www.bridgerama-plus.com/
Bridge by Mr. Bridge
Sadly, this site has been discontinued. You can find many of the original magazines on the Wayback Machine here.
the New Bridge Magazine
BRIDGE Magazine (U.K.), which ceased publication with the December 2017 issue, was the world’s oldest bridge magazine, having begun publication in 1926. In 2011, the magazine went from a printed to an online format. The magazine’s editor, Mark Horton, and its jack-of-all-trades, Ron Tacchi, began publishing “A NEW BRIDGE MAGAZINE” online. The New Bridge Magazine was offered free of charge. After 26 issues the magazine closed. For now you can read the issues in an archive at www.newbridgemag.com.
You can read an Interview with Horton in the Great Bridge Magazine by clicking here.
The Bridge World
Also one of the oldest bridge publications, TBW was established in 1929 by Ely Culbertson and continues to be one of the authoritative magazines on the game. Find their store here, order back issues or subscribe. The Bridge World Editorial Staff: Jeff Rubens, Phillip Alder, Kit Woolsey, Michael Becker, David Berkowitz, Augie Boehm, Bart Bramley, Larry Cohen, Mark Feldman, Fred Gitelman, Eddie Kantar, Danny Kleinman, Ron Klinger, Eric Kokish, Beverly Kraft and Bobby Wolff.
IMP Bridge Magazine
IMP Bridge Magazine is aimed at Dutch bridge players, so we should note that the entire magazine is in Dutch.
Australian Bridge Magazine
http://www.australianbridge.com/
Australian Bridge Magazine, published monthly, represents bridge players in Australia, though readers elsewhere will still get a lot out of their tournament coverage and columns. You can also subscribe to their Novice edition, aimed at newer players.
Better Bridge Magazine
http://www.betterbridge.com/Better-Bridge-Magazine-Annual-Subscription
Better Bridge Magazine is a bi-monthly fronted by seasoned bridge player and teacher Audrey Grant. A year-long subscription runs you only $47.25 CDN, so it’s more than worth it.
Mr Bridge
Mr Bridge is a UK monthly magazine. There’s also a bridge shop and searchable archive of past issues.
The Bridge Bulletin
http://www.acbl.org/join/the-bridge-bulletin/
The Bridge Bulletin is filled with useful tips, info and up-to-date news, though it’s only available to ACBL members.
English Bridge
http://www.ebu.co.uk/englishbridge
English Bridge is the official publication of the EBU, and also only available to EBU members. You can still view a list of past issues on the same page – only the newer issues seem restricted to members – so it’s still worth checking out even if you’re not a current member.
Bridge Canada
Bridge Canada is published 3 times a year and available to members of the Canadian Bridge Federation only.
Newsletters
The IBPA Monthly Bulletin.
http://www.ibpa.com/html/the-bulletin.html
Edited by Brad Coles, the Bulletin is a “writers digest”, containing the creme de la creme of bridge hands and news around the world. You must be a member to receive this.
Larry Cohen Free Newsletter
https://www.larryco.com/newsletter
Barbara Seagram Bridge Newsletter
http://www.barbaraseagram.com/previous-barbara-seagram-bridge-newsletters.html
Another newsletter published by a seasoned and well-known bridge player, you can check out Barbara Seagram’s bridge newsletter over here. Subscribe to newer issues, or read through the archive – which goes back to 2012.
The Hong Kong Bridge Association
http://www.hkcba.org/newsletter.php
The official newsletter of the Hong Kong Bridge Association can be found here – again, you can sign up or browse through the archives instead.
No Fear Bridge
No Fear Bridge is UK-based and seems mainly focused around teaching bridge: Still, they offer a newsletter you can subscribe to for free.
Bridge Hands eMagazine
https://www.bridgehands.com/Services/BridgeHands_eMagazine.htm
This link seems largely outdated and was last updated in 2013; according to the link, you can still subscribe to the Bridge Hands e-magazine, though your best bet is going over to the newsletter archive to check out past issues of this e-magazine.
Online Publications
The World Youth Bridge Magazine
This is a new website established and managed by the World Bridge Federation and geared towards youth, junior and kids bridge players. It has a great offering of news, photos, interviews, stories and video.
Great Bridge Links
https://greatbridgelinks.com/playing-cards-magazine/
You’re reading this page on Great Bridge Links! GBL has been online since 1995 and after its relaunch in 2015 has grown into a comprehensive magazine style bridge site with news, regular stories and articles by great writers, and over 3000 links to ‘all that’s bridge on the net’.
Gifts for Card Players
http://giftsforcardplayers.com/magazine/
This is another part of the Great Bridge Links franchise with a standalone magazine section featuring articles about cards, products for card lovers, and lots of articles about poker, slots machines, casino play, and online play.
Bridge Daily Bulletins Archive
This website contains thousands of bulletins from various tournaments. Owners Frank van Wezel and Hans van de Konijnenberg scan old bulletins and frequently post the bulletins of older tournaments as well as bulletins of all the recently played (major) tournaments. This is a fantastic resource. Bridge Daily Bulletins
