My Favourite Thing About Bookish Puzzles
By Amelia
There's something special about seeing your favourite fictional worlds brought to life through beautiful artwork. From the dragons of Fourth Wing to the streets of Velaris, I'm sharing why I...
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A Little Bit Spooky: Board Games for Halloween
By Amelia
Halloween is the perfect excuse for a spooky board game night! From adorable ghost cats and chaotic card games to haunted mansions, murder mysteries and terrifying alien encounters, Amelia shares...
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What Does Your Favourite Puzzle Say About You?
By Amelia
What does your favourite jigsaw puzzle say about you? Discover what your love of cosy bookshops, gardens, fantasy, Wasgij, and more might reveal!
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Why Two-Player Games Deserve a Spot on Your Shelf
By Amelia
You don’t need a whole group for a great game night! Amelia shares some of her favourite two-player board games, from quick card games and cosy picks to cooperative challenges...
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Amelia's Favourite Puzzle Vibe: What Makes a Puzzle Cosy?
By Amelia
What makes a puzzle feel cosy? Amelia shares her favourite puzzle vibe, from bookshops and beautiful everyday moments to tiny details, gorgeous colours and mini puzzles you can curl up...
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What Actually Makes a Party Game a Party Game?
By Amelia
From clever clues and sneaky bluffing to trivia, creativity and complete chaos, party games come in all shapes and sizes! We’re diving into what makes a party game, the different...
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A Puzzle for Every Season: Why I Love Seasonal Puzzles
By Amelia
From spooky Halloween puzzles to floral spring scenes and Christmas favourites we bring out every year, seasonal puzzles have a special place in my collection. Here’s why I love how...
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New Rolife Just Arrived 😍
By Amelia
Our Rolife range just got even bigger! Discover heaps of new DIY miniature houses, book nooks and Super Store miniatures, plus the return of some old favourites.
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Solo Board Games: Why I Love Playing Games By Myself
By Amelia
Why I love playing board games solo and why it’s become one of my favourite ways to slow down. Plus, the games I keep coming back to and a few...
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Our Rolife Range Is Getting Even Bigger!
By Amelia
Our Rolife range is getting even bigger! We’ve got a huge new shipment on the way with gorgeous miniature houses, new book nooks, wooden flower kits and our very first...
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How to Make 1000 Piece Puzzles Easier
By Amelia
1000 piece puzzles can seem a little intimidating, but a few simple tricks can make them so much easier! From sorting your pieces and finding the easy wins to knowing...
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Meet Reverie Puzzles: Puzzles Made for Book Lovers
By Amelia
Reverie Puzzles have arrived at Book Hero and they might just be the perfect puzzles for book lovers. Discover gorgeous fantasy worlds, cosy scenes, literary-inspired artwork and official bookish puzzles...
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New ACOTAR Puzzles Are Coming to Book Hero!
By Amelia
Pre-order Official ACOTAR Puzzles coming soon to Book Hero! From a trip to Velaris and the Seven Courts to hidden easter eggs, the mysterious Dread Trove and collectible mini puzzles.
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Meet Trevell and Pieces & Peace: New Puzzle Brands at Book Hero!
By Amelia
Meet French brands Trevell and Pieces & Peace, with beautiful illustrated artwork, cosy and bookish designs, mini puzzles and plenty of new favourites to discover.
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We Expanded Our Board Game Range…400+ New Games in Stock Now!
By Amelia
Board game week has arrived at Book Hero! 🎲 We’ve expanded our range, with 400 new board games landing in just one week. Take a look at some of the...
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What We Played: A Weekend Full of Board Games
By Amelia
What happens when you fill an entire weekend with board games? From family games with Mum, Dad and Lexi to a full Sunday of strategy games with Siobhan, we played...
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Welcome Piece House to Book Hero!
By Amelia
Meet Piece House, a New Zealand-owned puzzle company creating stunning jigsaw puzzles featuring beautiful artwork by Kiwi artists. Discover why these premium puzzles are quickly becoming one of my favourite...
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The Rise of the Mini Puzzles for Adults
By Amelia
For many people, the idea of pulling out a puzzle on their lunch break or at a café while waiting for a friend seems a little ambitious. But what if...
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The Bookish Puzzles I Couldn't Wait to Bring to Book Hero!
By Amelia
Now, anyone who knows me knows I'm a sucker for a book with sprayed edges. If it has a sprayed edge, I’m buying it immediately and it’s joining the rest...
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Amelia & Siobhan's Board Game Weekends
By Amelia
Looking for your next favourite board game? Join us as we share our first impressions after a weekend of screen-free game days.
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New Rolife Arriving Soon!
By Amelia
I'm so excited about the new Rolife kits we have arriving soon. They're perfect for adding a little cosy charm to your space, whether that's a magical book nook that...
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Puzzles & Board Games for the School Holidays
By Amelia
Growing up, school holidays were always filled with excitement, but eventually we'd run out of things to do, especially during winter when it was too cold to spend much time...
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Amelia & Siobhan's Puzzle Competitions
By Amelia
Anyone who knows me and my siblings knows just how competitive we are. In fact, there are some board games that are completely banned whenever we're together because things get...
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Board Games for Kids & Families
By Amelia
In our family board games have always been a big part of spending quality time together. It’s how we bonded with our brothers' partners, how we relax at the end...
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Amelia’s Rolife Build Experience: How Rolife Took Over Our Family Dinners
By Amelia
Amelia shares the way her family has been taken over by Rolife kits and some of their current faves.
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Board Games on the Go: The Best Travel Games for Every Adventure
By Amelia
Whether you’re road-tripping around New Zealand, heading off on a trip overseas or just trying to survive a trip with the kids, travel games are the perfect solution to keeping...
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New Rolife DIY Miniatures & Book Nooks Have Arrived!
By Amelia
If you’re new to Rolife, it’s a DIY creative brand that focuses on beautifully detailed handmade 3D puzzles and miniature kits. From enchanting book nooks that transform your bookshelf into...
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Speed Puzzling in NZ
By Amelia
Jigsaws are no longer just a quiet Sunday activity. From solo sprints to team relays, speed puzzling is growing across New Zealand. This guide breaks down how competitions work, where...
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Two Years of Book Hero: What I've Learned
On Tuesday next week, Book Hero will celebrate its second birthday! I still remember driving home from our very first warehouse late one evening, then sitting on the couch while...
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We Did It! Book Hero Has Officially Moved 🎉
We did it! 🎉 After a huge weekend moving more than 100,000 books, Book Hero is officially settled into our brand-new HQ in Hobsonville. Take a look behind the scenes...
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Book Hero is moving! Here’s what you need to know.
Book Hero is moving! This weekend, we’re relocating 120,000 books, puzzles, board games and toys to our brand-new warehouse and bookstore at 112B Hobsonville Road. Find out what the move...
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Book Hero has won the 2026 Spark People’s Choice Award
Book Hero has won the Spark People’s Choice Award at the 2026 Retail NZ Awards! Book Hero is not even two years old, so hearing our name called as the...
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Two Years. Three Warehouses. One Wild Ride.
I can’t believe I’m already sitting down to write this blog post. Book Hero isn’t even two years old and we’ve already moved once before, which means we’re now onto...
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The Next Chapter in our Story
Today we’re incredibly excited to share the next chapter in our story. Later this month, we’ll be launching Toy Hero - a brand-new home for toys, imagination and play.
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Little Heroes, and an Easter to Remember
Even though we’re an online business, our physical bookstore feels like the heart of everything we do. There’s something special about stepping away from the screen and being around people...
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Another big year ahead
If we thought 2025 was a busy year, 2026 is shaping up to be even bigger. Before we get started, I’d like to be cheeky and acknowledge a small personal...
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Reflecting on 2025
Looking back on 2025, it has been without doubt the most challenging year of my life — and also the most rewarding. For a long time, I’ve held two competing...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Fresh off the back of our Christmas Bookshop Day (only our second ever in-person event) it’s fair to say it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at Book...
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One year on - and we’re just getting started
Exactly one year ago today, the Book Hero website went live, and a hopeful but fragile idea transformed into a fully functional business with real people, real shelves, real books...
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What Does a Modern Bookshop Look Like? Celebrating NZ Bookshop Day
Tomorrow is New Zealand Bookshop Day, an event championed by the Booksellers Association of New Zealand to encourage book lovers to celebrate their local bookshop. Having not quite achieved the...
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