Nelson George: City Kid - Brooklyn! Brooklyn!
By Nelson | april 27, 2009 | 1 comment

After a book tour that's taken me to Washington DC, the Bay Area and Los Angeles, I'm back in Brooklyn doing events with the New York Times at the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Following up on this local emphasis I'm back shooting interviews for my documentary on the black artistic [...]

Nelson George: City Kid - West Coast & NYC events / more videos
By Nelson | april 15, 2009 | 1 comment

As I roll through the West Coast with City Kid thought I'd post some more vids.. Los Angeles resident Akure Wall allowed me to adapt her spoken word piece 'Defying the Linear' a few years back and much of the footage of the then pregnant poet was shot at West Hollywood's Standard Hotel. '4 1/2 [...]

Nelson George: City Kid - Bay Area & Los Angeles this week!
By Nelson | april 13, 2009 | Post a comment

Though I'm a native New Yorker, the West Coast has played a powerful role in my career and personal life. So I hope you can come out and join me at events in the Bay Area and Los Angeles this week. My schedule follows. Thanks in advance for your kind support.   Wednesday, April 15th, 2009[...]

Nelson George: City Kid events NYC this week! SF/LA next!
By Nelson | april 6, 2009 | 2 comments

Monday, April 6th, 2009Hue-Man Bookstore 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd btwn 125th & 124th NYC 6pm-8pmTuesday, April 7th, 2009Barnes & Noble Brooklyn Heights 106 Court St btwn State & Schermerhorn BKNY 7pm-9pmWednesday, April 15th, 2009Marcus Bookstore 3900 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd btwn Brockhurst & 32nd St. Oakland, CA 630pm-830pmThursday, April 16th, 2009Book Soup 8818 Sunset [...]

NELSON GEORGE: CITY KID in stores now!
By Nelson | april 2, 2009 | Post a comment

After fifty plus years of life I've published a memoir, City Kid, that looks at my life, friendships, loves, and sundry projects in print, film and television. In conjunction with its publication I'm doing readings on both coasts and posting plenty of content on the web. So come see me in your town and check out my many videos (and [...]