Shane Jones (author)
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Shane Jones is a novelist, short story writer, and poet. He is most known for his novel Light Boxes.
In 2009, Jones sold the film option to his first novel, Light Boxes, to Spike Jonze
, with speculations that Ray Tintori
would direct. However, Spike Jonze, in an interview with Times Online, said that Ray was no longer a director for that project. In an interview with Interview magazine
in June 2010, Jones said the film option had been dropped.
The book was originally published in a small run of 600 copies by Publishing Genius
out of Baltimore
. The literary underground worked double-time to promote the book, which led to an interview in Bookslut, which led to the securing of the rights by Jonze and subsequent pickup by William Morris Agency
, who in turn marketed it to major publishing house Penguin Books
and sold it to publishing houses across Europe.
In 2009, Jones sold the film option to his first novel, Light Boxes, to Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
, with speculations that Ray Tintori
Ray Tintori
Ray Tintori is an American director who has directed short films and music videos for bands MGMT, Chairlift, The Cool Kids, Boy Crisis, and The Killers. Tintori graduated from Wesleyan University in 2006, where he studied film, and from LaGuardia High School in Manhattan in 2001, where he was a...
would direct. However, Spike Jonze, in an interview with Times Online, said that Ray was no longer a director for that project. In an interview with Interview magazine
Interview (magazine)
Interview is an American magazine which has the nickname The Crystal Ball Of Pop. It was founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol. The magazine features intimate conversations between some of the world's biggest celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers...
in June 2010, Jones said the film option had been dropped.
The book was originally published in a small run of 600 copies by Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius
Publishing Genius is an independent publisher located in Baltimore, Maryland. The press, run by Adam Robinson, has published novels, short stories and poetry since 2006, including work by Stephanie Barber, Rachel B. Glaser, Michael Kimball, Mairéad Byrne, Justin Sirois and more...
out of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
. The literary underground worked double-time to promote the book, which led to an interview in Bookslut, which led to the securing of the rights by Jonze and subsequent pickup by William Morris Agency
William Morris Agency
WME is the largest talent agency in the world, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York City, Nashville, London, and Miami. WME represents elite artists from all facets of the entertainment industry, including motion pictures, television, music, theatre, publishing, and physical production...
, who in turn marketed it to major publishing house Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
and sold it to publishing houses across Europe.
Novels
- Light Boxes, a fantasia about a war waged by a group of balloonists against the seemingly endless month of February. Publishing Genius Press, 2009; reissue Penguin Books, 2010.
- The Failure Six, a modern fable set in a society that has come to favor written messages over talking. Fugue State PressFugue State PressFugue State Press is a small New York City fiction publisher, specializing in the experimental novel. It has published twenty titles to date, including work by Joshua Cohen, Noah Cicero, Shane Jones, Ben Brooks, James Chapman, Prakash Kona, Eckhard Gerdes, André Malraux, W. B. Keckler, Vi Khi...
, 2010.
- Daniel Fights a Hurricane, a novel of hallucinations. Penguin Books, 2012.
Story Collections and Chapbooks
- I Will Unfold You with My Hairy Hands, Greying Ghost, 2008. (out of print chapbook).
- Black Kids in Lemon Trees, ML Press, 2009. (single story chapbook).
Poetry
- Maybe Tomorrow, Boneworld Publishing, 2002.
- A Cake Appeared, Scrambler Books, 2010.
External links
- Author Website
- Author Blog
- Variety.com
- SESSIONS: Shane Jones on Lightboxes by Jessica Maybury, nthWORD Magazine December 2010