Books and Brews Episode # 52: Karen Essex

Books and Brews Podcast

KAREN ESSEX is an award winning, bestselling author of six books including Leonardo’s Swans & Stealing Athena. She has recently co-written a pilot based on her two-volume novel, Kleopatra, for Netflix, which Lauren Hissrich, creator of The Witcher franchise, will executive produce. She adapted Anne Rice’s The Mummy for James Cameron and Fox Studios and collaborated on adapting her novel Dracula in Love as a series for A&E Studios & Lifetime.

She just completed a historical novel about the fabulous Gabor sisters, the first global fashion and glamour influencers, and she's determined to enjoy her summer.

Karen's Readings:

· The Great Egyptian Parade –

· Seeking the Cat Killer –

· The Gabors in Desperate Times –

Chris’s Pairings:

· Winter Wine (paired to The Great Egyptian Parade) –

· Honey Mint Whiskey Smash (paired to Seeking the Cat Killer) –

· Forget Me Not (paired to The Gabors in Desperate Times) –

Interview Highlights:

· The importance of research –

· Cleopatra (Kleopatra) vs Liz Taylor –

· From costume design to VP of production! –

· Evil in the world–or evil in us? –

· The many marriages of the Gabor sisters –

· Alexandria in the Bay –

COMING NEXT MONTH: Dan Coonan, Presidential Spirits in which our 45th president

UPCOMING EVENTS:

· Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology. This year's theme is: MUSIC

· Check out Karen's upcoming trip with readers to the Italian sites in Leonardo's Swans

Our theme music is from www.bensound.com