Lizzy's First Impressions of The End of Everything
By Lizzy
The Booker Prize was announced earlier this week and it was quite a divisive win that has created a lot of interesting discussion! Lizzy shares her thoughts.
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New Releases to add to your TBR (10th November)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here with her weekly wrap up of all the new books that have arrived that she wants to buy as her TBR grows wildly out of control.
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The Lord of the Rings at Book Hero: There and Back Again… And Again
By Tim
Our very first sale was an illustrated copy of The Hobbit, and our Tolkien collection has grown quite a bit since then! Tim shares why we keep coming back to...
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Why I Started Reading Cosy Romance
By Siobhan
For years, my sister-in-law and I have joked that I need to fall in love with a Christmas tree farmer so we can get cheap Christmas trees every year, and...
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What Keeps Us Coming Back to Historical Fiction?
By Shirl
Have you ever finished a historical novel and immediately looked up the real events behind it? I've found myself doing this a number of times this year. I've been drawn...
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Your Guide to Freida McFadden
By Lizzy
Freida McFadden is a powerhouse of a thriller writer, with over 30 books to her name (including novellas). Lizzy is here to explain who she is, why people love her,...
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New Releases to add to your TBR (3rd November)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is rounding up the new releases of the week featuring the books on her own TBR and the ones you need on yours!
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New Reads to add to your TBR
By Lizzy
Fiction and Non Fiction are both pulling some big punches this week with a number of books I'd rather like to bring home.
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New Zealand Gothic and Some Wonderfully Atmospheric Novels from Aotearoa
By Lizzy
We may be lacking in castles and moors, but we more than make up for it here in Aotearoa with atmospheric small towns, dysfunctional families and excellent writers.
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Movie Review on Sense And Sensibility
By Lizzy
Hannah and I were both incredibly excited to go along to the movie premiere. Hannah is much more well-read than I am when it comes to those classics, but we...
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The Team's Long Weekend Reading
By Lizzy
With the long weekend upon us, the team is hopefully getting some time in the sunshine or cozying up at home to do some reading, or puzzling! Here's what they're...
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Things We Learned from an Evening with Alice Oseman
By Lizzy
Liam and Lizzy went along to an evening with Alice Oseman of Heartstopper! Here are some of the things they learned from the artist and writer who gave us Nick...
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The Book Hero Team's Wins and Misses in Film and TV Adaptations
By Lizzy
We all love arguing in a mostly good-natured way about which adaptations of our favourite books hit and miss. We thought we'd gather together some hot takes to share with...
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Is the newest Jack Reacher one of the best?
By Lizzy
Our favourite crime solving, bad guy beating nomad is back and Lizzy and Edd were both incredibly excited to see what he gets up to in Chain Reaction.
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Heartstopper's Alice Oseman visits Book Hero
By Lizzy
We were so excited to have Alice come to visit Hero HQ, as huge fans of her books and graphic novels, and the incredible TV adaptation of Heartstopper. We were...
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Shirl and Lizzy Review The Starving Bride
By Shirl
Catherine Chidgey does it again with another incredible novel that will have people talking for a long time. Book Heroes Shirl and Lizzy are sharing their reviews below!
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (19th October)
By Lizzy
One of my favourite sci-fi authors has a new book that I cannot wait to read, Jack Reacher is back and it's excellent, and there's a new Diary of a...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (12th October)
By Lizzy
There's new dark romance from one of our favourites, the brand new US edition of Threshing Day in stock, the book every Heated Rivalry fan needs, and SO much more.
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Anthony Byrt visits Book Hero
By Shirl
We were lucky enough to hear from author Anthony Byrt as he was going to be visiting Aotearoa to promote his spy thriller book Dying Days as well as his...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (6th October)
By Lizzy
With some huge new novels for Fiction, some incredible memoirs and cookbooks, plus some new reads for the kids too - here's what you need to know about this week's...
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The Book Hero Team's September Reads
By Shirl
September was an especially busy month for the Book Hero team as we did the big move to our brand new HQ in Hobsonville! Despite being so busy we all...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (29th September)
By Lizzy
From celebrity memoirs to a brand new follow up to The Whale Rider, here is everything you need on your radar this week, and the books Lizzy is excited for!
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (22nd September)
By Lizzy
Honestly this week my bank account balance is in so much trouble because the new releases that arrived in our warehouse are all SO GOOD. Best of luck to you.
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Every crime/thriller Novel Lizzy has read this year (so far!)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is sharing her crime and thriller reads for 2026 so far and giving you the run down so you can find a couple new ones to add to your...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (16th September)
By Lizzy
We had some exciting new releases arrive with some huge names in fiction, a highly anticipated health guide, and possibly the biggest children's book of 2026.
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Book Hero reviews for Taipei Story
By Lizzy
Taipei Story is the newest novel by RF Kuang, and another example of her exploring genres. The Book Hero team shares their reviews of this language exploring story.
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Celebrating Roald Dahl and the team's favourite stories
By Lizzy
Roald Dahl day takes place on September 13th and the Book Hero team is reflecting on his books and stories that have stuck with them since childhood.
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Meet Serena: The Month I Finally Started Reading Again
By Amelia
After months of being stuck in a reading slump, Serena set herself one simple goal for August: just read. From finally starting the Throne of Glass series to rediscovering the...
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Two Years of Book Hero: What I've Learned
On Tuesday next week, Book Hero will celebrate its second birthday! I still remember driving home from our very first warehouse late one evening, then sitting on the couch while...
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We Did It! Book Hero Has Officially Moved 🎉
We did it! 🎉 After a huge weekend moving more than 100,000 books, Book Hero is officially settled into our brand-new HQ in Hobsonville. Take a look behind the scenes...
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Book Hero is moving! Here’s what you need to know.
Book Hero is moving! This weekend, we’re relocating 120,000 books, puzzles, board games and toys to our brand-new warehouse and bookstore at 112B Hobsonville Road. Find out what the move...
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Book Hero has won the 2026 Spark People’s Choice Award
Book Hero has won the Spark People’s Choice Award at the 2026 Retail NZ Awards! Book Hero is not even two years old, so hearing our name called as the...
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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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