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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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 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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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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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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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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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (9th September)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is rounding up the newest arrivals across fiction, non-fiction, and children's books! Check out all the titles you need to add to your TBR!
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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 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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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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New Releases to add to your TBR (11th August)
By Lizzy
There's a new release for everyone this week - here's your TBR roundup! Lizzy shares her picks from the newest in fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks and children's books!
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New Releases to add to your TBR (5th August)
By Lizzy
Check out this week's new release round up with loads of local new non-fiction, some amazing new fantasy reads, and books for the tamariki too!
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Lizzy has a TBR issue thanks to the Booker Prize Longlist
By Lizzy
Lizzy's TBR was already out of control and now there are 11 more books she needs to read thanks to the announcement of the Booker Prize Longlist.
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (29th July)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here with everything you need to know about the new releases this week - featuring local non-fiction, spectacular picture books, and a whole range of fiction!
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Don't Let These Books Pass You By
By Lizzy
Lizzy rounds up 10 books that have been published this year that she feels are deserving of more hype!
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week (21st July)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here with the weekly round up of all the brand new releases you need on your radar! This week there's a lot of amazing new fiction to get...
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Books that take you past the eyes of a camera
By Eve
Eve has collated a list of books below that take you through stories that go beyond the screen - whether this being through the life of an influencer to a...
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We Prescribe You: Some Japanese Healing Fiction
By Lizzy
Lizzy is breaking down what healing fiction is (especially Japanese Healing Fiction!) , how to spot it, and why you need to buy yourself some to try.
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The Perfect Winter Reads
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here sharing the books she thinks you should pick up this Winter - with everything from fiction novels to get lost in, non-fiction books to help you thrive...
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The Empyrean fandom is spiralling: Every Rebecca Yarros clue, explained
By Sacha
I'm not going to lie, I've become completely invested in trying to work out what Rebecca Yarros is teasing. If you've spent any time on BookTok or Instagram lately, you'll...
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week
By Lizzy
The new week brings a new load of amazing stories to get lost in! Lizzy has rounded up the new releases this week and the titles she is adding to...
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Upcoming Fantasy and Romantasy Books You Need on Your Radar
By Lizzy
We are spoilt with the amount of fantasy and romantasy books that are out there, and yet in the second half of the year we have even more to get...
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Beginner Friendly Fantasy
By Edward
Wanting to dip your toes into reading fantasy? We got out resident fantasy fan, Edd, to share his picks for the best fantasy novels to start with.
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New Releases to add to your TBR this week
By Lizzy
The new week brings a new load of amazing stories to get lost in! Here are the new releases this week and the titles we are adding to our own...
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Horror Niches You Might Not Have Heard Of (But Should Try!)
By Lizzy
Lizzy is here to share three of the Horror sub-genres that she has been loving getting terrified by lately. From Botanical Horror, to Feminist Revenge stories, turns out Horror has...
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The Books That Customers Keep Buying
By Lizzy
Some books just seem to sell themselves, and whether it's in our little bookshop or online we see some authors and some books in particular that continue to sell well...
Book Hero Origin Stories...
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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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