Books and Brews Podcast Episode #17: Ozgur K Sahin

Books and Brews Podcast

Ozgur K. Sahin is an award-winning historical novelist and life coach. True Colors, the second book in his Brethren of the Spanish Main series, was released in late 2019 as a sequel to The Wrath of Brotherhood. He is currently working as a life coach while hunkered down during the Covid-19 pandemic and working on a non-fiction book on narcissism. He grew up in Minneapolis and his studies range from astrophysics and history to meditation and development studies. ozgurksahin.com

Ozgur's Readings:

• Pieter at the Prison – 14:21
• Coya with the Golden Staff – 31:06
• Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia – 46:51

Michael’s Beer Pairings:

• Sidra Asturiana Mayador Natural Cider, Sidra Mayador (paired to Pieter at the Prison) – 9:56
• Cowbell Cream Ale, Urban Growler Brewing Company (paired to Coya with the Golden Staff) – 26:30
• Stout/Rum Cocktail with Obsidian Stout, Deschutes Brewery (paired to Captain Roy Toppings at the Hucia) – 44:29

Cocktail Recipe (from CB2):

1.5 oz Rum 1.5 oz Ginger-Jalapeño Syrup .5 oz Fresh Lime Juice 5 oz Stout-Style Beer Preparation: Pour the rum, syrup, and lime juice into a shaker and fill it with ice. Shake and strain the liquid into a glass half-filled with fresh ice. Top with the beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

Interview Highlights:

• Humor in a serious story – 21:38
• Why 1660? Why pirates? – 22:56
• Flawed and scarred heroines – 38:28
• Research--history, fiction, and Ginger Plantation – 52:40
• Writing vivid descriptions – 53:59
• Writing on narcissism – 55:59

COMING NEXT MONTH: Lisa Gurine, Author of Without Words, the stories of South Dakota settlers

UPCOMING EVENTS: Gabriel's Horn is accepting submissions for its anthology.

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