Frank C. Matthews Explained

Frank C. Matthews
Birth Date:	July 13, 1972
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Novelist
Movement:	Black literature
Notableworks:	Respect the Jux
Website:	(website)

Frank C. Matthews (born July 13, 1972) is an African-American writer of urban fiction. His works are influenced by Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines.

Biography

Matthews grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.^[1]

In September 2010, director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Set It Off, Friday, Law Abiding Citizen) bought the TV and film rights to Respect The Jux.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Bibliography

• Respect the Jux (2006)

External links

• Simon and Schuster
• April Pohren, "Interview: Frank C. Matthews, Author of Respect the Jux", Blog Critics, January 9, 2011.
• "From down and out to selling 20,000 books: Interview with former inmate and author Frank C. Matthews", Literarily Speaking, January 14, 2011.
• AALBC Author
• Samson Styles, "The Power Of The Pen!", BET (Black Entertainment Television), October 27, 2010.

Notes and References

1. http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Frank-C-Matthews/74651985 Simon & Schuster Author Frank C. Matthews
2. Web site: Black Voices . 2011-02-03 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195541/http://www.bvnewswire.com/2010/09/13/f-gary-gray-acquires-rights-frank-matthews-respect-the-jux/ . dead .
3. Web site: Global Grind . 2011-02-03 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195541/http://www.bvnewswire.com/2010/09/13/f-gary-gray-acquires-rights-frank-matthews-respect-the-jux/ . dead .
4. Web site: Rolling Out Magazine . 2011-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012213057/http://www.rollingout.com/insiderohome/ro-today/11231-respect-the-jux-hits-shelves-f-gary-gray-signs-movie-deal-with-author.html . 2010-10-12 . dead .
5. http://www.shadowandact.com/?p=31045 "F. Gary Gray Acquires Film Rights To Crime Novel "Respect the Jux", Shadow and Act, September 13, 2010.