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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New Releases to add to your TBR this week
By Lizzy
We've rounded up this week's new releases, with a whole range of fiction options, some very helpful new non-fiction, and highly anticipated children's books!
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Mānawatia a Matariki from Book Hero!
By Lizzy
Book Hero is here to celebrate Matariki with lots of activities, pukapuka (books), and invitations for the whole whānau to take part and enjoy slowing down this Winter.
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What the Book Hero Team are Loving - Puzzles!
By Lizzy
Here's a round up of what the Book Hero team are loving in our range of puzzles at the moment! The perfect cozy winter activity to get lost in.
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SUPERGIRL Movie Review
By Eve
Supergirl was such a fun watch and completely exceeded my expectations! I was hooked from the opening scene, and the movie never lost its momentum. I really enjoyed seeing backstories,...
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Tim’s Top 10 Personal Development Books
By Tim
Tim shares the ten personal development books he comes back to again and again, from Tim Ferriss and Naval Ravikant to timeless classics like Think and Grow Rich and How...
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The Book Briefing - June 29th
By Lizzy
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where we round up the news for the week! Find out what Instagram post had Sacha screaming, which children's book announcement has Lizzy placing...
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New Hero Alert! Meet Amy
By Dylan
Our bookshop and online store are open seven days a week, which means customer orders never stop coming in. To keep our overnight delivery promise, books need to be picked,...
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What Toys Are The Book Hero Team Playing With?
By Tim
As we head into the weekend and a potentially rainy one at that, I thought it might be a good idea to do a quick survey around the Book Hero...
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What the Team are Playing - Board Games!
By Lizzy
The Book Hero team love taking a break from reading books to play board games - here are some of the games they've been loving lately!
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Most Anticipated Books: Part II
By Shirl
Over the past couple of weeks Shirl, Lizzy and Roopa have been presented with all the key books coming for Christmas. It’s been super exciting to see what will be...
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The Story to Screen Report - June 24th
By Sacha
Welcome to this week's Story to Screen Report, where Sacha rounds up the biggest book-to-screen news. From new adaptation announcements and casting updates to first looks and publishing deals, here's...
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Q&A with Noelle McCarthy
By Shirl
We were lucky enough to have Noelle McCarthy answer a few questions for us around her new memoir Stakes. She gives an in-sight into her writing process, the story behind...
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The Book Briefing - June 23rd
By Lizzy
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where we round up the news for the week! We get the cover reveal for John Green's novel, new book announcements from Kazuo Ishiguro...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week
By Lizzy
This week's new releases include everything from a local psychological thriller, new additions to 2 different dark romance series, beautiful cookbooks, and a couple non-fiction reads about classics and history!...
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Books for People Who Love the Planet
By Lizzy
Now more than ever we need to remain connected to the planet we all belong to. One of my favourite things about reading is about how it can connect us...
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Local Crime/Thriller Authors you should add to your TBR
By Lizzy
Looking for your next Crime/Thriller pick? We have some amazing authors right here in Aotearoa doing everything from releasing amazing spine tingling debuts, to much loved cozy murder mysteries.
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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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A day in the life of a Bookshop Hero
By Lizzy
Working in the bookshop is the dream job for Lizzy, Hannah, and Eve - here's what they get up to on an average day at Book Hero's bookshop.
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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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Why We Love Our Toniebox... and Why We’re Excited for Bluey Tonies!
By Tim
Bluey tonies are coming to Book Hero!
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Fiction New Releases that you need to add to your TBR
By Lizzy
Recent fiction new releases to add to your TBR - big hitters from Maggie O'Farrell and Ann Patchett, as well as new fantasy, romance, thrillers and more.
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The Story to Screen Report - June 17th
By Sacha
Welcome to this week's Story to Screen Report, where Sacha rounds up the biggest book-to-screen news. From new adaptation announcements and casting updates to first looks and publishing deals, here's...
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The Book Briefing - June 16th
By Sacha
Welcome to this week's Book Briefing where Sacha rounds up the news for the week! A new Emily Henry novel is on the horizon, Rebecca Yarros is back writing dragons,...
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New Releases this week that you need to add to your TBR
By Lizzy
Our recent non-fiction new releases have some of everything - from brand new cookbooks that are easy but full of nutrition, to spy exposes, celebrity memoirs and travelogues, and guides...
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Tim the Toy Man visits the Retro Event Vol 7.
By Tim
Last Saturday saw the seventh iteration of the Retro Event at the Due Drop Event Centre in Manukau - that just like L&P is pretty much becoming World Famous in...
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Fantasy Special Editions we are lusting after
By Lizzy
It's no secret that here at Book Hero we love a special edition - preferably one with sprayed edges, beautiful artwork, and a breathtaking story within. Here are a selection...
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In Defense of Non-Fiction
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing some of her recent favourite Non-Fiction reads, ones that are on her TBR, and her tips and reasons for reading more non-fiction in general!
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The Correspondent Wins the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 - And We’re Not Surprised
By Dylan
There are some books that find their way into the hearts of readers, booksellers, and critics alike. The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is one of those rare books.Overnight, Evans’ debut novel...
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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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