Screen Time for Tamariki - the books you need!
By Lizzy
Finding the task of navigating screen time and the digital world for children incredibly complex, terrifying, and overwhelming? We have some books to help!
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Shirl's Road Trip Reads and Board Game Picks
By Shirl
I recently spent a couple of weeks road-tripping with whānau visiting Aotearoa from overseas showing them around and doing tourist activities that I don't normally get to do. I forget...
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Books Our Dads Gave Us
By Dylan
For Father’s Day, we asked some of the team to share the books their Dads gave them that inspired their love of reading and still mean something to them today....
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Romance for Spring - Groundbreaking!
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing her top picks for Spring reads in the romance and romantasy genre - with plenty of cozy cottagecore vibes, fresh flowers, and new starts.
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The ‘Fourth Wing’ graphic novel covers have been revealed
By Sacha
The covers for ‘Fourth Wing, The Graphic Novel: Volume One’ have officially been revealed, with artwork by Anabel Mayet Rossi and an adaptation by Rebecca Yarros herself.
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Books about Bookshops (across almost every genre)
By Lizzy
Books about books, bookshops, and booksellers - it's my favourite thing. Here's a small selection across most genres for those who loving reading about bookshops as well as shopping at...
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What the Book Hero team is excited for
By Lizzy
With so many pre-orders coming in the last few months of the year, we asked the Book Hero team to share what they are most excited for.
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Meet Reverie Puzzles: Puzzles Made for Book Lovers
By Amelia
Reverie Puzzles have arrived at Book Hero and they might just be the perfect puzzles for book lovers. Discover gorgeous fantasy worlds, cosy scenes, literary-inspired artwork and official bookish puzzles...
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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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Pick Up a Poem this Poetry Day
By Lizzy
August 28th is National Poetry Day here in Aotearoa. What better excuse to try something new and read a poem (or two?). Lizzy has some suggestions about where to start.
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Meet Trevell and Pieces & Peace: New Brands at Book Hero!
By Amelia
Meet French brands Trevell and Pieces & Peace, with beautiful illustrated artwork, cosy and bookish designs, mini puzzles and plenty of new favourites to discover.
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (26th August)
By Lizzy
This week we have the perfect new release for Father's Day (it's coming up soon!) as well as some other great titles to add to your TBR.
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The Book Briefing - August 25th
By Lizzy
This week we've got amazing local authors being celebrated, exciting announcements and reveals, and a bit of literary drama! Enjoy this week's round up!
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Get Dad a Graphic Novel This Father's Day
By Lizzy
Looking to get Dad something fun or special this Father's Day? Lizzy has rounded up a whole load of Graphic Novels for different Dads across different genres!
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Dolly Parton: The Book Lady Who Gave Away 325 Million Books
By Dylan
On Wednesday, Alex and I woke to the news of Dolly Parton’s passing. Alex was really emotional about the news, which surprised me a little. I knew a few of...
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Marnie’s Beginner’s Guide to Butterflies, Moths and Metamorphosis
By Marnie
Marnie has been exploring the fascinating world of butterflies and moths, from how to tell them apart to Aotearoa’s remarkable native species and the simple ways we can help them...
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Story to Screen Report - 26/08/26
By Sacha
Another week, another huge round of Story to Screen news! From exciting new adaptations and casting updates to fresh trailers and some very intriguing projects in the works, there’s plenty...
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Why you need to start a family board game night
By Lizzy
Board games aren't just for adults, they're perfect to do as a family. Here's why you need to start a game night now, how to do it, and what to...
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From Page to Panel: The Rise of Graphic Novel Adaptations
By Sacha
Discover why graphic novel adaptations are booming, from ‘Dune’ and ‘Sapiens’ to ‘Call Me by Your Name’ and the upcoming ‘Fourth Wing’.
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Why You Should Read Folk Horror!
By Lizzy
If you're looking for a new read and haven't yet tried Folk Horror as a sub genre, Lizzy is here to explain why you should and where you can start....
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Movie Review on The End of Oak Street
By Roopa
Lizzy and Roopa are sharing their reviews of The End of Oak Street, a movie about a family navigating a bizarre event in their neighbourhood!
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We Expanded Our Board Game Range…400+ New Games in Stock Now!
By Amelia
Board game week has arrived at Book Hero! 🎲 We’ve expanded our range, with 400 new board games landing in just one week. Take a look at some of the...
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What We Played: A Weekend Full of Board Games
By Amelia
What happens when you fill an entire weekend with board games? From family games with Mum, Dad and Lexi to a full Sunday of strategy games with Siobhan, we played...
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Story to Screen 20/08/2026
By Sacha
From first-look reveals and major casting news to some of our most anticipated adaptations finally taking shape, there’s been plenty happening in the story-to-screen world. Sacha has rounded up the...
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Ben Sanders/Ellis Blake visits Book Hero
By Lizzy
We were so happy to have Ben Sanders pop in to Book Hero HQ this week to chat with Lizzy about his newest book, No Prisoners, written under penname Ellis...
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Not All Toys Are For Children - Gift Ideas For Fathers Day
By Tim
Toys aren't just for kids! Dads can enjoy playing with toys just as much as kids do. With Fathers Day just around the corner here are some great gifting ideas...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (18th August)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here rounding up all the new releases of the week - Fiction, Non-Fiction, and even the new kids books too! Check out the newest Freida, the Kiwi memoir...
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5 Things Lizzy Learned About Romance Writers
By Lizzy
Lizzy went along to the New Zealand Romance Writers Convention and learned lots about why this group of writers are so amazing.
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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