Sarah J. Maas Reveals ACOTAR 6 & 7 Covers and Titles
By Sacha
Sarah J. Maas has revealed the titles and covers of the next two A Court of Thorns and Roses books.
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The Empyrean fandom is spiralling: Every Rebecca Yarros clue, explained
By Sacha
I'm not going to lie, I've become completely invested in trying to work out what Rebecca Yarros is teasing. If you've spent any time on BookTok or Instagram lately, you'll...
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Upcoming Fantasy and Romantasy Books You Need on Your Radar
By Lizzy
We are spoilt with the amount of fantasy and romantasy books that are out there, and yet in the second half of the year we have even more to get...
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Beginner Friendly Fantasy
By Edward
Wanting to dip your toes into reading fantasy? We got out resident fantasy fan, Edd, to share his picks for the best fantasy novels to start with.
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What has the Book Hero team been reading lately? Part 3
By Lizzy
Every few months we like to check in with the Book Hero team to see what everyone's reading, and as always, the answers are all over the place. This time...
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The biggest fantasy books coming to the screen in 2026
By Sacha
If you're anything like me, your watchlist is getting almost as long as your TBR. This year is packed with fantasy adaptations, from beloved classics returning to long-awaited sequels and...
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Everything you need to know before ACOTAR 6 arrives
By Sacha
From the latest updates and Sarah J. Maas interview clues to the biggest fan theories, title predictions and what to read while you wait, here's your complete guide to ACOTAR...
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Celebrating the launch of 'Royalslinger' with Graci Kim
By Sacha
We had the incredible privilege of hosting the launch celebration for Graci Kim's new novel, 'Royalslinger', and it was one of the biggest, most magical events we've ever held. With...
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The Books That Customers Keep Buying
By Lizzy
Some books just seem to sell themselves, and whether it's in our little bookshop or online we see some authors and some books in particular that continue to sell well...
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Join us for the Royalslinger Launch Party - Saturday 4th July 2026
By Sacha
We're thrilled to be welcoming bestselling author Graci Kim to Book Hero to celebrate the launch of her brand-new novel, Royalslinger.
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The Story to Screen Report - June 3rd
By Sacha
The world of book-to-screen adaptations is busier than ever, with major casting announcements, exciting new projects, and long-awaited adaptations finally moving forward. Here’s a round-up of everything happening right now.
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R F Kuang visits Book Hero
By Sacha
Rebecca F. Kuang dropped by Book Hero while she was in Auckland for the Auckland Writers Festival, and honestly, it was every bit as exciting, thoughtful, funny, and bookish as...
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Claire Mabey visits Book Hero
By Sacha
There’s something special about meeting the people behind the books we love and this week we were lucky enough to welcome author, reviewer, and literary champion Claire Mabey into Book...
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Nalini Singh visits Book Hero
By Sacha
We were incredibly excited to welcome internationally bestselling New Zealand author Nalini Singh to Book Hero for a special visit with the team.
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New Releases this week that you need to add to your TBR
By Sacha
From sweeping fantasy epics and addictive romances to gripping thrillers, heartfelt literary fiction, and exciting new reads for kids, this week’s new releases have something for every kind of reader....
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Welcome to the Nevermore Bookshop
By Dylan
We are huge fans of kooky, spooky paranormal romance author Steffanie Holmes so we are excited to announce that we are now in-stock of her Nevermore Bookshop Mysteries series!
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Ashley Andersen visits Book Hero
By Sacha
Ashley Andersen visited Book Hero to celebrate her debut romantasy novel Malachite, signing copies and chatting with the team about her writing journey, characters, and the world of Valmora. As...
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Andrea Eames visits Book Hero
By Tim
We had a bit of bookshop magic this week when Andrea Eames popped in to sign copies of her beautiful new novel, A Harvest of Hearts.
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Begin your journey with Edd's Fantasy recommendations
By Edward
Starting fantasy can be daunting, but there is a subgenre for everyone. Whether you crave the deep themes of literary fiction, the heat of romance, or the chaos of a...
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ACOTAR 6 & 7 Are Coming! Pre-order for Day One Delivery!
By Dylan
Big news for ACOTAR fans — Sarah J. Maas has just announced two new books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. You can pre-order now for day-one...
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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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Welcome to our New Home
We’ve done it — 40,000 books moved across a single weekend to our new home just around the corner at 8/4 Rawiri Place, Hobsonville. If you know Hobsonville, we are...
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Waving goodbye to Workspace Drive
When we signed our lease at 2/6 Workspace Drive we intended to call it home for the next three years — but our growth during our first nine months has...
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Growing Pains
I’m delighted to report that things are not slowing down at Book Hero. We delivered more books to customers in May than we did over the busy Christmas period in...
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Post-Christmas Update
It’s been over four months since my last Book Hero update so I thought it was the right time to celebrate some key milestones and reflect back on the busy Christmas period…...
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