The KidLit Pod Interview with Lizzy
By Lizzy Lockhart
Are bookshops dead? Hardly! Book Hero in Auckland has experienced quite the opposite, achieving exponential growth over the two years they’ve been open, warranting the need to open a bricks...
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The Ultimate Romance Book Guide: Lizzy's Top Picks
By Lizzy Lockhart
Explore a handpicked selection of romance novels ranging from beginner-friendly contemporary hits to dark, spicy hidden gems. Whether you love magical realism, sports romance, or classic Regency banter, Lizzy from...
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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 Best New Kiwi Authors to Add to Your Shelf
By Lizzy Lockhart
New Zealand’s literary scene is thriving with incredible local talent. This guide explores the must-read Kiwi titles across all genres, including haunting atmospheric fiction, gritty true crime, insightful political non-fiction,...
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Behind the Scenes with Jordan
By Dylan Bland
From rock music and energy drinks to managing a growing team, Jordan keeps the Book Hero warehouse moving. Learn how he ensures every order placed by 4pm ships out the...
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Shirl’s 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Year
By Shirl Kamariera
Get the inside scoop on 2026’s biggest literary trends. Book buyer Shirl reveals her top ten picks, including highly awaited sequels, stunning debuts, and immersive memoirs from authors like Bonnie...
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Enter the World of Fourth Wing - Now as a Board Game
By Dylan Bland
Basgiath fans, it is time to prove your worth. The official Fourth Wing strategy game is arriving in New Zealand this June. Given how fast Onyx Storm vanished, pre-ordering is...
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Dune: Messiah Trailer Revealed
By Dylan Bland
Paul Atreides returns as Emperor in Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming adaptation of Dune Messiah. Featuring returning stars and a Hans Zimmer score, this sequel explores the heavy price of power. Get...
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Discover Board Games through Books
By Amelia Burns
Love reading but want to be part of the action? We paired six iconic books with popular board games. Whether you crave high-fantasy campaigns or fast-paced crime solving, these duos...
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10 Ideas From 10 Life Changing Books
By Dylan Bland
Great books do more than tell stories; they shift your entire perspective. From embracing the freedom of being disliked to understanding that life is a series of problems to solve,...
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🌺 🐝 Marnie’s Garden Secrets: Top Books and Bee Tips
By Marnie Gosse
Former landscaper Marnie shares her must-have New Zealand garden guides and personal favorites, from moon gardens to native plants. Learn how to design a beautiful backyard while supporting local pollinators...
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Behind the Scenes with Hannah
By Dylan Bland
Hannah balances psychology studies with her role as a Warehouse and Bookstore Sidekick. From curating summer playlists to hunting down rare car manuals, she ensures every order hits your door...
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Just Announced: Star-Studded Writers Festival Lineup
By Dylan Bland
The Auckland Writers Festival | Waituhi o Tāmaki has sparked a hiss and a roar following today’s full programme launch. There’s a real buzz in the air as locals look...
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Bazinga-Level Brain Toys: What Young Sheldon Would Actually Play With
By Kevin Liao
Explore a curated list of educational toys perfect for kids who love science and logic. Inspired by Young Sheldon, this guide features microscopes, coding laptops, and chemistry sets that turn...
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Book Hero Recommends: Our Team’s Favourite Female Authors
By Dylan Bland
To celebrate International Women’s Day, the women of Book Hero share their favorite female authors. From the gritty crime of Martina Cole and the suspense of Lisa Jewell to the...
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Behind the Scenes - Meet Kevin
By Dylan Bland
Go behind the scenes with Kevin, our Email and Merchandising Hero. Learn about his love for data, his musical background, and how his passion for gaming and snacks helps shape...
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ACOTAR 6 & 7 Are Coming! Pre-order for Day One Delivery!
By Dylan Bland
Big news for ACOTAR fans — Sarah J. Maas has just announced two new books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. You can pre-order now for day-one...
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Revealing the 2026 Women’s Prize longlist for Fiction and Non-Fiction
By Dylan Bland
The 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist highlights sixteen incredible books covering science, politics, and personal history. Featuring both famous names and new debuts, these titles celebrate the unique power...
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2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards - shortlist announced
By Dylan Bland
New Zealand’s top literary honours just announced sixteen finalists for 2026. This year’s shortlist highlights a massive range of local voices, from debut poets to former leaders. Whether you love...
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Lizzy's Picks to Unlock Your ADHD Superpower!
By Lizzy Lockhart
Explore a curated selection of ADHD and neurodiversity books perfect for New Zealanders. This guide features accessible introductions, practical life-hacks for executive dysfunction, and empowering memoirs to help you navigate...
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🏁 Drive to Survive Is Back This Weekend
By Dylan Bland
We have F1 fans covered with a brilliant range of Formula 1 books in stock and ready for overnight shipping anywhere in New Zealand. From behind the scenes team insights and driver memoirs to...
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Behind the Scenes - Meet Alastair
By Dylan Bland
Meet Alastair, Book Hero’s co-founder and "Operations Hero." From custom-coding scalable logistics software to managing warehouse infrastructure, Alastair builds the systems ensuring 2,000+ books ship daily. Discover his love for...
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30 Years Young: Why Pokémon Still Captivates the World!
By Kevin Liao
Pokémon celebrates 30 years with major Pokémon Day reveals, a new PokéPark Kanto in Tokyo, and FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch. From late-night UNITE battles to lifelong fandom, here’s why...
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Just landed! Sylvanian Families 🐰
By Dylan Bland
We are excited to share that Book Hero is now stocking a range of Sylvanian Families, the much loved range of animal figures and playsets that spark imagination and storytelling....
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🔥 Just landed! LeapFrog & VTech
By Dylan Bland
We are excited to share that Book Hero is now stocking LeapFrog and VTech products, a range of educational toys and interactive learning products that build early reading and numeracy...
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A day in Book and Boardgames with Hannah
By Hannah Gjaltema
Hannah shares her unique reading menu approach to combat a short attention span. She pairs her day with books, ranging from Nigel Latta’s psychology to Brandon Sanderson’s epics, and rounds...
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Read like a Gilmore Girl (Episode 2)
By Hannah Gjaltema
Follow Rory Gilmore’s academic journey at Chilton with a rigorous syllabus featuring Tolstoy, Dickens, and Sand. Meanwhile, Stars Hollow adds a touch of magic as Miss Patty’s students balance Harry...
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New Hero Alert - Welcome Amelia!
By Dylan Bland
Book Hero welcomes Amelia, the fourth Burns sibling, as Category Assistant. A dedicated gamer and puzzle enthusiast, she manages the expanding toys and boardgames range. Amelia brings eCommerce expertise and...
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Massey University visits Book Hero HQ
By Dylan Bland
Today we welcomed a group of Massey University exchange students from Japan, visiting as part of their economics studies and keen to see how Book Hero stores and processes more...
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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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