Asher Emanuel visits Book Hero
By Lizzy Lockhart
We were so grateful to have a visit from Asher Emanual and to have the chance to ask him questions about his powerful new book, The Valley - Crime and...
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Celebrating the launch of 'Royalslinger' with Graci Kim
By Sacha Wackrow
We had the incredible privilege of hosting the launch celebration for Graci Kim's new novel, 'Royalslinger', and it was one of the biggest, most magical events we've ever held. With...
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Ivy Cliffwater visits Book Hero
By Lizzy Lockhart
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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R F Kuang visits Book Hero
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...
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Claire Mabey visits Book Hero
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...
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Pax Assadi visits Book Hero
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.
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Nalini Singh visits Book Hero
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.
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Daniel Devenney visits Book Hero
By Sacha Wackrow
Last week we had a very special visit at Book Hero. Local author and fellow bookseller Daniel Devenney dropped by to say hello, bringing along his fiancé Ronald for the...
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Ashley Andersen visits Book Hero
By Sacha Wackrow
Ashley Andersen visited Book Hero to celebrate her debut romantasy novel Malachite, signing copies and chatting with the team about her writing journey, characters, and the world of Valmora. As...
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Andrea Eames visits Book Hero
By Tim Wackrow
We had a bit of bookshop magic this week when Andrea Eames popped in to sign copies of her beautiful new novel, A Harvest of Hearts.
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🦖 A Very Special Morning with Donovan Bixley
By Dylan Bland
Donovan Bixley brought Kiwi mythology to life at Book Hero through drawing lessons and storytelling. This special event focused on building literacy and creativity, ending with personalized book signings and...
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In-Store Event This Saturday! Easter Eggstravaganza 🐣
By Dylan Bland
Celebrate Easter at Book Hero on March 28th. Enjoy a special storytime with Heather Haylock, meet a giant Sylvanian Families Bunny, and let the kids dive into face painting and...
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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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So, how are things going?
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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