Antonne Marquis Jones, (born April 23, 1972) is an American
book publisher, author,
screenwriter, and film producer. He has garnered much critical acclaim for his pioneering of urban fictional literature '
street lit
With more than half the world's population living in cities, urban fiction has become a truly global field. Recent comprehensive studies of urban fiction showcase the worldwide reach of the genre and include ''Writing Beirut: Mappings of the Ci ...
' during the late 1990s.
Early life
Antonne Jones was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1972. His mother, Mardrena Jones was a legal secretary and writer born in Philadelphia. His father, Marvin Thomas was a SEPTA bus operator born in
South Carolina and raised in Philadelphia.
Jones attended
grammar school at Sacred Heart of Jesus a
Roman Catholic High School in
Center City, Philadelphia. At Roman he played basketball for two years.
Early career
In 1997, Jones started his own
publishing company, ELDON Publishing Company and released his first novel, 'The Family: A Philadelphia Mob Story’, under his imprint in August 1999.
In 2001, Jones would release the sequel to his best seller, The Family II: Life after Death.
In 2007, Jones released his third book, the
true crime thriller 'The Lex Street Massacre', which chronicled the worst
mass murder
Mass murder is the act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short period of time and in close geographic proximity. The United States Congress defines mass killings as the killings of three or more pe ...
er in Philadelphia history. Four young men were falsely accused of viciously killing 7 people in a dilapidated crack house in
West Philadelphia. Despite a mound of evidence exonerating the young men of the murders, the Philadelphia District Attorney's office aggressively continued to seek the death penalty for these accused men.
In 2009, Jones joined forces with
Daymond John and started another publishing house called Display of Power Publishing. In April, the company released its first book, 'The Brand Within', by Daymond John and ''
The New York Times'' bestselling collaborator,
Daniel Paisner.
References
External links
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1972 births
Living people
American male screenwriters
American film producers
American book publishers (people)