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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Play to Screen Report 13/08/26
By Sacha
From major casting rumours and long-awaited adaptations to new family favourites heading to the big screen, there’s plenty happening in entertainment this month. Sacha rounds it all up, including the...
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Lizzy's Picks for Women in Translation Month
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here sharing amazing international authors, as well as 1 bonus translator to highlight the things you should be checking out for Women in Translation month.
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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 First Ever NZ Children's Book Week!
By Lizzy
We are so excited to celebrate kids reading books with the first NZ Children's Book Week! Here's how you can get involved too!
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What Lizzy's Family Loved on a Long Weekend Away
By Lizzy
We recently went on a family long weekend away to Ohakune, a new spot for us to stay in and one that we will definitely go back to. Here's some...
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Why We Still Love Pokémon
By Tim
Pokémon has changed enormously since I was trading cards at school and playing it on my Game Boy! But we still love it!
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Paw Patrol : The Dino Movie Toys Have Arrived!
By Tim
The new Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie toys have arrived & are ready to ship!
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New Releases to add to your TBR (11th August)
By Lizzy
There's a new release for everyone this week - here's your TBR roundup! Lizzy shares her picks from the newest in fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks and children's books!
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Book Briefing - 11th August
By Lizzy
New Zealand books are recognized internationally, AI continues to cause drama, exciting new books are announced and so much more in yet another week of book news.
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Take the Penguin Classics Reading Challenge & Win!
By Tim
Purchase a Penguin Classics book from Book Hero and receive a Reading Challenge Card with your order, while stocks last.
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Pre-order Jon Toogood’s Home Again and Win an Exclusive Double Pass
By Tim
Pre-order Home Again from Book Hero by Sunday 16th August and not only will you have delivery on release date, you’ll also be in to win a Double Pass to...
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Exciting New Tonies - Minecraft / Chronicles of Narnia
By Tim
New Tonies up for pre-order including Minecraft, Chronicles of Narnia, Tom Fletcher & Enid Blyton.
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Book Briefing - 5th August
By Lizzy
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where we round up the news for the week!
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Have you heard of ... SolarPunk?
By Lizzy
I love a niche genre and discovering a range of books that have things in common that I love. Solarpunk is a new one for me, and maybe for you...
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Remembering Sir Sam Neill
By Shirl
I was so saddened when I heard of the passing of Sam Neill. I've enjoyed so many of his films and TV shows from when I was young and then...
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The Books I'd Recommend For Every New Parent
By Lizzy
From the very first picture books, the life changing poetry, as well as the books that provide up to date information - here's Lizzy's reading list for every new parent!
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Q&A with Nick Thomson from Marrow
By Shirl
If you haven't heard about Marrow butchery in Auckland I highly recommend you give Nick and his team a visit. I've been following Marrow's journey closely from opening his initial...
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The Book Hero Team's July Reads
By Shirl
July was another busy month at Book Hero especially with all the excitement of attending the NZ Booksellers Conference. The month flew by and I unfortunately didn't get through as...
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New Releases to add to your TBR (5th August)
By Lizzy
Check out this week's new release round up with loads of local new non-fiction, some amazing new fantasy reads, and books for the tamariki too!
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Why Everyone Should Read the Classics
By Dylan
Book Hero currently holds well over 1,000 classics in stock in our Auckland warehouse, available for fast overnight delivery anywhere New Zealand. We want more Kiwis to discover (or rediscover)...
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Kiritapu Allan visits Book Hero
By Shirl
We were lucky enough to have Kiritapu Allan visit the team at Book Hero while in Auckland for a day to sign our stock ahead of the release of Kiri's...
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Introducing The Art and Craft of Stephen King
By Shirl
I've been a fan of the horror genre since I was young, I remember making my way through every R L Stine book at the local library and then needing...
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Reading Before Voting
By Dylan
As we head towards our general election on 7 November, I've realised I'm a lot less interested in politics than I was three years ago, and certainly less interested than...
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Story to Screen - 04/08/26
By Sacha
Welcome to this week's 'Story to Screen Report', where Sacha rounds up the biggest news from the world of book-to-screen adaptations.
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The Grand Line Awaits! New One Piece Plush Toys
By Tim
New One Piece Plush Toys have arrived at Toy Hero
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A personal message to our customers
By Dylan
We've heard that some people are surprised to learn that Book Hero is a 100% New Zealand-owned independent bookstore... and that we're only two years old. It's true!
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Fiction for Foodies
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing some of her favourite fiction reads for people who love food as well as escaping into delicious stories. From fantasy, to thrillers, to some romance!
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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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