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By Sacha Wackrow
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,...
By Lizzy Lockhart
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...
By Lizzy Lockhart
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...
By Sacha Wackrow
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...
By Sacha Wackrow
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.
By Lizzy Lockhart
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...
By Dylan Bland
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...
By Sacha Wackrow
Rebecca F. Kuang dropped by Book Hero while she was in Auckland for the Auckland Writers Festival, and honestly, it was every bit as exciting, thoughtful, funny, and bookish as...
By Shirl Kamariera
We are super excited to announce that we now stock a range of toys, books and puzzles from Aotearoa brand Moana Road! Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Buy Now Moana...
By Sacha Wackrow
There’s something special about meeting the people behind the books we love and this week we were lucky enough to welcome author, reviewer, and literary champion Claire Mabey into Book...
By Lizzy Lockhart
I was a little worried that going to an awards night for literature might feel like a school assembly that drags on a little too long and leaves you counting...
By Sacha Wackrow
This week we had the pleasure of welcoming comedian, writer, and all-round funny guy Pax Assadi to Book Hero to celebrate the release of his new book, Mortified.
By Sacha Wackrow
We were incredibly excited to welcome internationally bestselling New Zealand author Nalini Singh to Book Hero for a special visit with the team.
By Amelia Burns
Whether you’re road-tripping around New Zealand, heading off on a trip overseas or just trying to survive a trip with the kids, travel games are the perfect solution to keeping...
By Lizzy Lockhart
There are 171 different events across the Auckland Writer’s festival and I managed to get to 2 of the first ones last night! I had been excited to see Maggie O’Farrell (even...
By Sacha Wackrow
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.
By Sacha Wackrow
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly roundup of the biggest, buzziest, and most exciting news from the book world. From blockbuster authors to surprise releases, here is what is...
By Lizzy Lockhart
The Auckland Writer’s festival is just around the corner (May 15th-17th) and it’s one of my favourite times of the year, a chance to celebrate our storytellers and fact finders,...
By Amelia Burns
If you’re new to Rolife, it’s a DIY creative brand that focuses on beautifully detailed handmade 3D puzzles and miniature kits. From enchanting book nooks that transform your bookshelf into...
By Dylan Bland
We recently welcomed local MP and new Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Cameron Brewer, to Book Hero for a conversation about the future of retail and bookselling in New...
By Sacha Wackrow
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.
By Sacha Wackrow
From sweeping fantasy epics and addictive romances to gripping thrillers, heartfelt literary fiction, and exciting new reads for kids, this week’s new releases have something for every kind of reader....
By Dylan Bland
Philip is here to make sure every Book Hero customer has a great experience, from the moment you place an online order, to the moment it arrives. Together with Lizzy...
By Kevin Liao
Make Mother’s Day effortless with our free gift wrapping service available for all online and in-store purchases. Visit us in Hobsonville or order by 4pm tomorrow to get your thoughtful...
By Sacha Wackrow
Welcome to The Book Briefing, your weekly roundup of the biggest, buzziest, and most exciting news from the book world. From blockbuster authors to surprise releases, here is what is...
By Shirl Kamariera
Long weekends in April provided plenty of time to finish six different books. This collection features a dark horror debut becoming a film, a fresh take on romance, and a...
By Amelia Burns
Jigsaws are no longer just a quiet Sunday activity. From solo sprints to team relays, speed puzzling is growing across New Zealand. This guide breaks down how competitions work, where...
By Sacha Wackrow
The Met Gala is always a spectacle, but this year’s looks felt especially narrative, like each outfit belonged to a story waiting to be told. Just for fun, it is...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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As I reflect back on the first four weeks of Book Hero, I’m proud of what we’ve achieved as a team and I’m super optimistic for the future. Book Hero...
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With the warehouse leased and the shelves filling up it was time to turn our attention back to the Book Hero brand. Book Hero is all about books being a secret super...
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