Michael O'Mara Books

25/08/2025

'Tis the damn season... TO READ 📖🧡

Make sure you catch up on Taylor Swift's eras ahead of the release of The Life Of A Showgirl in our Sunday Times Bestselling biography Taylor: Era By Era, and our beautiful journal A Taylor & Me! 🍊

Get your copies now: https://ow.ly/pFZ350WISzJ

24/08/2025

It is true that life has a habit of tripping us up at times, usually when we least expect with it. The Emergency Poet presents a thoughtful and highly therapeutic selection of poems, designed to lift your mood, helping you relax and take stock 😌

Written by Deborah Alma (the Emergency Poet herself), this anthology of poems for every circumstance and proves that poems really can be the perfect pick-me-ups for the soul.

Publishing next month - pre-order now: https://ow.ly/gK1v50WuzCE

23/08/2025

Tony Rushmer is doing two very exciting history author talks in the coming weeks to discuss all things SAS: Duty Before Glory and Reg Seekings. Details below:

🪖 Sunday 31st August 2025 - The Victory Show, Cosby (https://www.thevictoryshow.co.uk/index.php/event-diary-the-victory-show/guest-speakers)
🪖 Saturday 27th September 2025 - Military History Festival, Hereford (https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/military-history-festival/spectra-veterans-series-tony-rushmer-sas-duty-before-glory/2025-09-27/12:30/t-ganlmje)

Be sure to grab your tickets now!

22/08/2025

What's Your Cat Trying to Tell You is the super exciting illustrated gift book coming next month to help you learn your cats lingo with over 100 classic feline thoughts explained! 🐈🐾

Pre-order your copy now 🧡 https://ow.ly/e65850WF8xw

21/08/2025

Our Murder by Christmas advances are IN and they are beautiful! 🎄

One story, 25 puzzles to solve the crime. A festive mystery that’s as captivating as it is challenging.

This is a cosy crime tale with a dark, puzzling twist. Written by the talented Joel Jessup.

We have a super exciting campaign for Murder by Christmas so be on the look out for more fun sneak peeks 👀

Pre-order now ➡️ https://ow.ly/JfIa50WF88R

20/08/2025

CALLING ALL FANS OF IRON MAIDEN !! 🗣️

It is time to celebrate 50 years of The Beast! This is a definitive, revelatory tour through the music and legacy of Iron Maiden – the world’s most iconic heavy metal band.

Iron Maiden have roved across continents for fifty years, uniting fans worldwide under the twin banners of great music and unforgettable visuals. Between the talismanic talent of Bruce Dickinson, the genius songwriting of Steve Harris and the demonic undead gaze of Eddie, there is nowhere to hide from one of heavy metal’s last true behemoths.

This beautifully illustrated keepsake celebrates the epic, all-conquering albums and gets under the skin of a group of characters unlike any other. Using unseen photographs and new stories from over 80 original interviews, including with virtually all ex-band members, renowned music writer Joe Shooman has painted a truly kaleidoscopic, 360-degree portrait of Iron Maiden and their immortal music.

Own it, read it and get ready to run for your lives. OUT IN OCTOBER 2025: https://ow.ly/zRW550WnyMu

20/08/2025

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies journeys through forgeries that created centuries worth of conflict and domination!

Meet incredible people, including Jeanne de Clisson who became the fourteenth century's most feared pirate – all because of a lie.

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies details the profound impact of a secretive side of history and shows that the truth really is stranger – and far more dangerous – than any fiction.

Pre-order now: https://ow.ly/jbfX50WF7Lj

19/08/2025

Can you think like a detective? 🕵️

Sit back in your armchair, grab a pen and get ready to put your sleuthing skills to the test with this bumper casefile of over 70 criminally difficult puzzles to solve in The Armchair Detective Puzzle Book 👀

Written by Dr Gareth Moore and Laura Jayne Ayres, the duo behind The Perfect Crime Puzzle Book and The Whodunnit Puzzle Book.

Pre-order now 🫆 https://ow.ly/yK4750WF7p7

18/08/2025

The perfect book as the evenings get cooler; wrap up and relax with this cosy and cute collection of word searches and colouring ✍️

Cosy Word Searches is the perfect puzzle book to help you switch off and get that important quiet time. Get comfy and embrace cosy culture as you solve over 100 wintry word searches and slow down as you fill in the calming colouring pages.

Pre-order now🧣 https://ow.ly/Gubt50Wqsal

17/08/2025

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the First Overland, join Alex Bescoby and The Last Overland at Belgrave Square in London on Sunday 31st August 🥳

The Last Overland is the remarkable story of filmmaker and historian Alex Bescoby’s journey to recreate the iconic First Overland expedition made in 1956 from London to Singapore in the original Land Rover.

This is a reunion and celebration of the First & Last Overland teams that you won't want to miss!

Reserve your spot now through the link below - 100% of ticket fees go to the Gurkha Welfare Trust.

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First Overland 70th Anniversary Celebration in partnership with The Last Overland Team in aid of The Gurkha Welfare Trust Seventy years ago, six young adventurers set off from The Grenadier pub in London in two Series I Land Rovers on an extraordinary journey – to drive overland from London to Sin...

16/08/2025

Bestselling author and leading authority on royalty, Andrew Morton, will be attending many notable bookshops and events in October, discussing all things Winston And The Windsors.

👑 Tuesday 7th Oct - Guildford Book Festival - https://ow.ly/xZV450WFapL
👑 Wednesday 8th Oct - Hatchards, Piccadilly - https://ow.ly/snIu50WFapK
👑 Thursday 9th Oct - Chorleywood Bookshop - https://ow.ly/QWij50WFapJ
👑 Friday 10th Oct - Blackwells, Oxford - https://ow.ly/AioT50WFapH

Get your tickets now!

15/08/2025

From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject.

The One Thing You Need To Know is publishing in paperback, October 2025.

Pre-order now: https://ow.ly/NJYJ50WAFLv