Making Books Into TV - From Mafia Spies To Masters Of Sex

With author Thomas Maier in person

Author Thomas Maier, a longtime Newsday investigative reporter, talks about how his acclaimed books were made into premium television series. Starting July 16, Maier's book MAFIA SPIES becomes a brand-new Paramount+ six-part documentary series, which tells how the CIA hired two top gangsters to kill Cuba's leader Fidel Castro during the Cold War. This Paramount true-crime spy thriller, which will also be seen on Showtime, features Maier and other historians and journalists talking about the worlds of the Mafia, Sinatra's Rat Pack in Las Vegas, JFK's assassination, and CIA espionage in Cuba and Florida. Maier is an on-commentator and producer for MAFIA SPIES, which features three clips from "The Godfather" saga as well.

Previously as an author and a producer, Maier's Emmy-winning MASTERS OF SEX drama ran for four seasons on Showtime, starring Michael Sheen, Lizzy Caplan, Jeremy Strong, Allison Janney and Annaleigh Ashford. With a new novel published July 9, Maier also incorporates his Hollywood experiences in MONTAUK TO MANHATTAN, a murder mystery about a reporter whose historical novel is being made into a TV show in Montauk. Maier will show excerpts from his TV programs, including the pilot episode from MAFIA SPIES, and will be available to sign copies of his books which will be on sale.

Cost: $16 Public | $10 Members

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