Remembering Sir Sam Neill
By Shirl
I was so saddened when I heard of the passing of Sam Neill. I've enjoyed so many of his films and TV shows from when I was young and then...
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The Book Hero Team's July Reads
By Shirl
July was another busy month at Book Hero especially with all the excitement of attending the NZ Booksellers Conference. The month flew by and I unfortunately didn't get through as...
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Introducing The Art and Craft of Stephen King
By Shirl
I've been a fan of the horror genre since I was young, I remember making my way through every R L Stine book at the local library and then needing...
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Shirl's Corner: June Reads
By Shirl
Winter is well and truly here with foggy mornings and chilly evenings, it’s the perfect excuse to stay indoors and get cosy with a great read. June for me was...
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Shirl’s 2026 Book Club Monthly Picks
By Shirl
Start your 2026 reading journey with Shirl’s Book Club! From Gabrielle Zevin’s gaming-inspired hits to Han Kang’s literary masterpieces, explore monthly picks paired with themed activities and recipes. Join the...
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Most Anticipated Books: Part II
By Shirl
Over the past couple of weeks Shirl, Lizzy and Roopa have been presented with all the key books coming for Christmas. It’s been super exciting to see what will be...
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Q&A with Noelle McCarthy
By Shirl
We were lucky enough to have Noelle McCarthy answer a few questions for us around her new memoir Stakes. She gives an in-sight into her writing process, the story behind...
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Shirl's Corner: May Reads
By Shirl
May was a busy month especially with the Auckland Writer's Festival and Ockham Award winners announced. It seemed like the city was buzzing all month with all sorts of events,...
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Shirl's Corner: April Reads
By Shirl
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...
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Shirl’s 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Year
By Shirl
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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Behind the Scenes with Shirl
By Dylan
Get the inside scoop with our Book Heroes! Go behind the scenes to learn about their morning routines, lunch break escapes, and the little wins that make Book Hero happen....
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Welcome Our Newest Hero, Shirl!
By Nicola
We’re very excited to have our friend Shirl join the Book Hero team as our new Sales Hero! As our official book buyer, she’ll be growing our in-stock range and...
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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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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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