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 Hero Alert! Meet Duncan, our Inwards Hero
By Dylan
If you've ever wondered how thousands of books make their way from publishers to our shelves - meet Duncan, the latest Hero to join the team - he makes it...
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Escaping a Reading Slump
By Lizzy
Lizzy has pulled together everything she's learning about how to escape a dreaded reading slump with tips and tricks for every scenario, and a list of fail-proof books.
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Heroes, Hamburgers & Board Games
By Dylan
Last Friday night, our recently formed Social Club hosted Book Hero's second Board Game Night here at HQ. Alastair did an amazing job on the BBQ, serving up delicious burgers,...
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The Story to Screen Report - June 9th
By Sacha
It’s been another huge few weeks for book-to-screen news, and Sacha has rounded up all the biggest adaptation updates in the latest Story to Screen Report. From major casting announcements...
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The Book Briefing - June 8th
By Sacha
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly catch-up on all the biggest moments from the literary world. From surprise book announcements and cover reveals to bestseller wins and BookTok drama,...
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How to Store Puzzles: Amelia's Puzzle Wall 😍
By Amelia
When Siobhan and I first started our puzzling journey, we very quickly ran into one major problem - we didn’t have enough space for all the boxes. We had puzzles...
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What has the Book Hero team been reading lately? Part 2
By Lizzy
When the weather turns, our team hits the books. From sentient octopuses and forbidden poetry to dark rom-coms and outback mysteries, we have curated a diverse list of titles to...
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He-Man Is Back: Masters Of The Universe Movie Premiere Review
By Tim
As you may / may not be aware I'm a long time MOTU (Masters of the Universe) fan & I was lucky enough to attend the Premiere of the new...
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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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The Book Briefing - June 2nd
By Lizzy
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly catch-up on all the biggest moments from the literary world. From headline-making author news and award winners to viral bookish trends and exciting...
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Win Minions & Monsters movie tickets!
By Kevin
"Bello! Want to score FREE movie tickets? 🍌 Share your all-time favourite movie quote below to enter to win a double pass to Minions & Monsters!" Winners will be picked...
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An extra pair of hands in the bookshop - Meet Emily!
By Lizzy
Emily, a local school student, joined us in the Book Hero bookshop for some work experience - doing everything from picking orders, serving customers, and sharing YA recommendations.
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Shirl's Corner: May Reads
By Shirl
May was a busy month especially with the Auckland Writer's Festival and Ockham Award winners announced. It seemed like the city was buzzing all month with all sorts of events,...
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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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Philip’s Forgotten Favourites (YA Edition)
By Philip
While we often, unsurprisingly, think of Young Adult fiction as being written primarily for younger readers, the YA genre is full of stories that feature strong and relatable characters, compelling...
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The Story to Screen Report
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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Tim’s Take: Why Masters of the Universe Still Rules After 39 Years
By Tim
With the new Masters of the Universe (MOTU) movie out next week, there’s excitement in the air for 80s kids and toy fans everywhere. We’ve been waiting a long time...
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Ivy Cliffwater visits Book Hero
By Lizzy
Author Ivy Cliffwater came to visit the team at Book Hero, sign many copies of her brand new book The Storm Weaver, and answer our many questions about her writing...
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Sweet Book Sleeves from Pages & Pastries Have Arrived!
By Shirl
We are so excited to being a selection of beautiful hand made book sleeves to our range. These are perfect for the person who always has a book on them...
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The Book Briefing
By Sacha
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly catch-up on all the biggest moments from the literary world. From headline-making author news and award winners to viral bookish trends and exciting...
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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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New Releases this week that you need to add to your TBR
By Sacha
This week’s new releases are bringing the perfect mix of fantasy, romance, crime, memoir, and nonfiction to your TBR. Whether you’re in the mood for dragon-filled adventures, swoony small-town romance,...
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Auckland Writer's Festival Wrap-Up 2026
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing the things she learned from this year's amazing Auckland Writer's Festival and her tips for what to do next year to make the most of such a...
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Book Hero's Book Rescue Sale!
By Lizzy
Book Hero is holding their first ever Book Rescue Sale, and it's a great chance to get a slightly damaged book for a discounted price! Come along to the event...
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The Book Briefing
By Sacha
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly catch-up on all the biggest moments from the literary world. From headline-making author news and award winners to viral bookish trends and exciting...
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The Story to Screen Report
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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10 Books Lizzy Wants After Auckland Writer's Festival
By Lizzy
After 17 events and countless conversations at the incredible Auckland Writer's Festival, I now have a TBR pile as big as my lifetime with not only back catalogue titles for...
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Inside Book Hero’s Weekend at the Writers Festival
By Dylan
There is only one afternoon left of the Writer’s Festival and our brains are already bursting at the seams with inspiration and information. Lizzy, Shirl, Alex and Dylan have all...
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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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