New Releases to add to your TBR this week (2nd September)
By Lizzy
There's so much new this week to get excited about with so many amazing new books for readers of fiction, non-fiction, and for the tamariki too!
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Kevin's Japanese Literature Top Picks
By Kevin
Explore Kevin's top Japanese literature recommendations as a passionate fan. Uncover how classic authors like Kawabata, Mishima, and Akutagawa capture deep human emotion, isolation, and quiet beauty, creating legendary stories...
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Theresa's Love of Speed Puzzling
By Amelia
Theresa joined our team this week and quickly dominated the lunch table with her scrabble skills, taking on Hannah and Amy in a couple of rounds of Bananagrams. It was...
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Don't Let These Books Pass You By
By Lizzy
Lizzy rounds up 10 books that have been published this year that she feels are deserving of more hype!
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Fiction that Feels like Travelling (Part One)
By Lizzy
The best novels are those ones that transport us somewhere different. Here are three countries and the books that took me there while I was reading them.
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The KidLit Pod Interview with Lizzy
By Lizzy
Are bookshops dead? Hardly! Book Hero in Auckland has experienced quite the opposite, achieving exponential growth over the two years they’ve been open, warranting the need to open a bricks...
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Story to Screen - 22/07/26
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. This week, we've got first looks at some of...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (21st July)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here with the weekly round up of all the brand new releases you need on your radar! This week there's a lot of amazing new fiction to get...
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The Book Briefing - July 21st
By Lizzy
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where we round up the news for the week!
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The Book Hero perk that's changing our team 📖
By Dylan
Whenever I see or hear about a book that interests me, I buy it straight away.The $20–$40 investment is almost always worth it, whether I finish the book or not....
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Inspiring a Love of Reading at Gulf Harbour Preschool
By Sacha
Marianne Haines, Manager of Gulf Harbour Preschool, has worked in early childhood education for nearly 30 years. Throughout her career, she has witnessed the powerful impact that developing a love...
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Movie Reviews: The Odyssey (2026) by Christopher Nohan
By Alastair
Last Wednesday, Alastair and Roopa scored invites to the premiere of The Odyssey at the IMAX. They’re absolutely buzzing to share their thoughts on Christopher Nolan’s massive, visceral new epic!...
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Parenting Lessons From Bluey
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing 5 of the big life lessons and parenting tips she discovered thanks to the children's favourite, Bluey! Turns out it's the best TV show out there.
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Chapter Books for the Classroom
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing her chapter book recommendations for reading to classes - including the ones she loved back when she was a teacher, as well as the new ones she...
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Home Again by Jon Toogood Pre-order Offer
By Shirl
Thanks to Hachette Aotearoa NZ, we are super excited to let you know of this awesome pre-order for Jon Toogood's memoir 'Home Again' Anyone who pre-orders the Home Again will...
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Shane Cameron visits Book Hero
By Shirl
We were delighted to welcome New Zealand boxing legend Shane Cameron to Book Hero to chat about his upcoming memoir, Mountain Warrior. Shane shared his inspiring story of overcoming dyslexia...
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Making Memories with Bluey & Bingo
By Sacha
This weekend, our little Auckland bookshop was filled with excited Bluey fans as hundreds of families joined us to celebrate the launch of the new Bluey Tonies with a very...
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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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Taylor Jenkins Reid announces new novel 'The Last Days of Vic & Coco'
By Sacha
Overnight, ELLE US exclusively revealed that Taylor Jenkins Reid is returning with a brand new novel, 'The Last Days of Vic & Coco', arriving on 2 March 2027.
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Books that take you past the eyes of a camera
By Eve
Eve has collated a list of books below that take you through stories that go beyond the screen - whether this being through the life of an influencer to a...
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WE HAVE A TITLE! Rebecca Yarros has finally revealed the mystery Empyrean book
By Sacha
WE HAVE A TITLE! 🐉⚔️ And... WE WERE WRONG. 😂 Honestly, I absolutely love it. The mysterious September release is called Threshing Day and, instead of the Xaden POV novella...
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We Prescribe You: Some Japanese Healing Fiction
By Lizzy
Lizzy is breaking down what healing fiction is (especially Japanese Healing Fiction!) , how to spot it, and why you need to buy yourself some to try.
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The Perfect Winter Reads
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here sharing the books she thinks you should pick up this Winter - with everything from fiction novels to get lost in, non-fiction books to help you thrive...
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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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The Story to Screen Report - July 15th
By Sacha
Another week, another stack of book-to-screen news we couldn't wait to share. From exciting casting updates and first-look photos to major adaptation announcements, fresh trailers and a few projects that...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week
By Lizzy
The new week brings a new load of amazing stories to get lost in! Lizzy has rounded up the new releases this week and the titles she is adding to...
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The Book Briefing - July 14th
By Lizzy
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where we round up the news for the week!
Book Hero Origin Stories...
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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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