Bamboo Ridge Books Available Through Bess Press

Fulfilling orders and coordinating distribution for nearly five decades of local literature is a monumental task. Over the years, a wonderful circle of dedicated hands has made sure our books found their way to your shelves, and we are incredibly lucky.

We are endlessly grateful to the dedicated staff, hands-on volunteers, and community members who have personally packed boxes, managed invoices, and hand-delivered stories across the islands over the decades and still today. To ensure this vital work scales beautifully into the future, transitioning our logistics to Bess Press is a natural and exciting step. This partnership handles the unseen administrative labor of distribution and order fulfillment, allowing our team to focus on publishing and fostering relationships with writers and readers.

We are excited to be supporting our local literary ecosystem through this new partnership with publishing stalwarts, Bamboo Ridge Press,” said David DeLuca, Publisher & CEO of Bess Press. “Our mission as a long-time Hawaiʻi publisher is to serve as a pathway, not only for our Bess Press titles, but for local stories and voices to an audience in the islands and beyond.

When local communities collaborate, our collective voices grow stronger. We encourage our readers to support this local partnership by ordering your next Bamboo Ridge books directly through the Bess Press webstore.

A massive mahalo to the entire Bess Press ʻohana for welcoming our titles with open arms and helping us keep our rich literary catalog accessible for generations to come.

These books will still have pages on the BR website but links to purchase will be directed to the Bess Press online store. And don’t forget you can always still subscribe to Bamboo Ridge ! It’s a great way to support and save.