BRIDGE BOOKS

Books for sale at the Termination Dust Sectional, Anchorage, AK, October 2004

“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

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

Larry Cohen’s Book Shop 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://kiosque.lebridgeur.com/en/kiosk-bridgerama/

BeBridge by Le Bridgeur – (Online) The new life-style oriented bridge magazine is now available in English. Chief Editor Mark Horton. Here is a digital link to their first issue, March 2020: https://kiosque.lebridgeur.com/…/pu…/bebridge-01-march-2020/

Bridge by Mr. Bridge

Learn from some of the many articles that have appeared in BRIDGE over the years and search and download complete magazines. A great resource! https://mrbridge.co.uk/library/

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 and Horton moved on to be Chief Editor of BeBridge (see link above) 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

http://www.bridgeworld.com/

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

http://www.imp-bridge.nl/

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

https://www.mrbridge.co.uk/

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

http://cbf.ca

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.

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

https://nofearbridge.co.uk/

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

http://youth.worldbridge.org/

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