LEMON ANDERSEN’S COUNTY OF KINGS IN PRINT

By

Cleo E. Brown

In October of 2009, HHR told its readers about Lemon Andersen’s County of Kings which, at the time, was being performed at The Public Theater to critical acclaim.

Not only did HHR favorably review the evening of Rap and Poetry which County of Kings provides its audience with, but County of Kings was also favorably reviewed by The New York Times, New Yorker, Variety, Associated Press, and The Village Voice.  County of Kings also stars Lemon Andersen.

Mr. Andersen, who was an “original cast member” of Russell Simmons’ Def  Poetry Jam on Broadway has also performed in Slanguage.  He has appeared in films such as: Inside Man, Miracle at St. Anna,  She Hate Me, Sucker Free City, and The Soloist.  He has also written and self-published a volume of poetry entitled Ready Made Real. Mr. Andersen, who continues to perform County of Kings on tour , was born, raised, and still resides in Brooklyn, New York.  Also produced by Spike Lee and The Culture Project, County of Kings is now available in book form.

Please see the information below to purchase your copy of County of Kings.

County of Kings

By Lemon Andersen

978-0-9761401-0-8

$14.99 US/$17.99 Can.

December 2009

County of Kings Publishing

Currently available on www.amazon.com

“Electrifies . . . like unexpected lightning.”—New York Times

Critically acclaimed show, County of Kings, available for the first time in print!

“Andersen has a prodigious gift for language, making words arc and soar, and conjuring unexpected rhymes.”—Village Voice

In October 2009 Lemon Andersen’s County of Kings, produced by Spike Lee and the Culture Project, premiered at the Public Theater garnering glowing reviews from such prestigious publications as the New York Times, New Yorker, Variety, Associated Press, and the Village Voice.  Within just a few short weeks of its limited run, the compelling staged-memoir is now available in print.

County of Kings is a jarring and poignant coming-of-age memoir told in a unique voice that seamlessly flows from compelling prose to hard-edged poetry without skipping a beat. The poetic and often times gritty narrative paints a vivid portrait of Lemon’s difficult, yet at times humorous experiences growing up in New York City. Published independently by County of Kings Publishing, which also published Lemon’s first book Ready Made Real, this memoir promises to be the Down These Mean Streets for the hip-hop generation. This is the kind of memoir that redefines the genre while telling a true tale of an all-American community from the 1980’s to the present.