During the writing of his autobiography, Die Bibel (published in 2016 by Steele/Roberts), Michael O'Leary began a parallel fictional autobiography which he conceived as an 'apocrypha' of additional aspects...

Based on Dr O'Leary's PhD thesis 'Social and Literary Constraints on Women Writers in New Zealand: 1945-1970' this books explores and exposes the sexist mores of the NZ literary establishment, both publishers...

Excerpt from Introduction by Iain Sharp: "Irishness, Maoritanga, proudly held working-class values, rock 'n' roll, buses, trains, ferries, Baudelaire – you'll find them all in this book. Moods vary from...

A novel that explores the effect of modern technology on the individual. It looks at the generation of the 1930s Nazis whose mantra was 'All You Need is Hate' and contrasts it with the 1960s 'All You...

The Irish Annals of New Zealand is essentially a Joycean tour-de-force through New Zealand's history from the Irish rather than the usual English point of view. However, as well as historical facts the...

"The history of small, private presses in this country is also (largely) the history of our literature." (Michael Gifkins' 1990 'Bookmarks', New Zealand Listener). This quote graphically states the case...

Michael O'Leary tells the story of factory worker Patrick Mika Fitzgerald, who after several years of working at the same job and looking after his ailing mother, is freed from these ties by death and...

First published in 1987 this novel has acquired something of a cult status among both cricket fans and those interested in experimental prose and bohemian lifestyles. It is set in Auckland in the 1980s...

Straight is set in early 1980's Auckland and begins with Paul Calvert's return to that city after several years in the mysterious place called 'Dreamland'. Fighting off several flash-backs he discovers...

If you love magic and adventure, here is the book for you. In this treasure trove of tales, storyteller Michael O' Leary has collected stories from the Hampshire Downs (which are up), the New Forest (which...

The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and modern, powerful and fantastical, ambiguous and ambivalent as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find tales of headless horses riding moonbeams,...

These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O'Leary's graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher and...

With screaming demons in Wealdon copses and dragons lurking in bottomless ponds, the folk tales of Sussex truly represent the diversity of the area. Meet knuckers and willocks, mawkins and marsh monsters,...

"After doing my research, soliciting and collecting all the articles, I started to think of a way to put together a book on the Earl. I had several ideas: one was doing a kind of 'rock star' presentation...

“More than ever before, this is the book our economy needs.” – Dr. Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation“Unwilling to settle for easy answers or superficial changes, O’Leary and Valdmanis...

Michael O'Leary erzählt die Geschichte des Fabrikarbeiters Patrick Mika Fitzgerald, der nach mehreren Jahren in derselben Arbeitsstelle und der Pflege seiner kranken Mutter durch den Tod und die Entlassung...

Ein Roman, der die Auswirkungen moderner Technologie auf den Einzelnen untersucht. Er befasst sich mit der Generation der Nazis der 1930er Jahre, deren Mantra "Alles, was du brauchst, ist Hass" lautete,...

Gerade spielt in den frühen 1980er Jahren in Auckland und beginnt mit Paul Calverts Rückkehr in diese Stadt nach mehreren Jahren in dem mysteriösen Ort namens "Dreamland". Er kämpft gegen mehrere Flashbacks...

Während er an seiner Autobiografie Die Bibel (2016 bei Steele/Roberts erschienen) schrieb, begann Michael O'Leary eine parallele fiktionale Autobiografie, die er als "Apokryphen" mit zusätzlichen Aspekten...

In the words of the Irish writer, Samuel Beckett: 'Make sense who may'. Here I put into book form some of my non-fiction writings as I hadn't noticed until recently, I had developed a considerable amount...

Um es mit den Worten des irischen Schriftstellers Samuel Beckett zu sagen: "Sinn machen, wer kann". Hier habe ich einige meiner Sachbücher in Buchform gebracht, da ich bis vor kurzem nicht bemerkt hatte,...

Die Bibel is the lively, candid journey of a man who has lived a singular life in Aotearoa New Zealand and has made an indelible contribution to its literature.