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.

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Frank C. Matthews
Born	(1972-07-13)July 13, 1972 Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	American
Literary movement	Black literature
Notable works	Respect the Jux
Website
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Biography

Author Frank Matthews is a native of Brooklyn, New York. Matthews categorizes his own work as "true fiction," fictional takes on factual events. Matthews self-published his first novel, Respect the Jux. Over 20,000 copies of the book were sold, leading to publisher Simon & Schuster releasing the book in September 2010.[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)

References

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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.