Mateo Askaripour

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Mateo Askaripour

ABOUT

Peace, and thank you for being here. What a wild ride it’s been. I’m writing this new About section on May 21st, 2020. A year ago I didn’t have a book deal, or anything else (news soon come) in the works. And a few months before that I didn’t even have an agent. I’m grateful for growth, patience, and all who have supported me on this journey. My debut novel,Continue readingABOUT

BLACK BUCK

My debut novel, BLACK BUCK, OUT NOW, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

For fans of Sorry to Bother You and The Wolf of Wall Street—a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young man given a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at a mysterious, cult-like, and wildly successful startup where nothing is as it seems.

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Most recent work

Mateo Askaripour’s Playlist for His Novel “Black Buck”

In Favor of Speed: Write Fast, Fix Later

Ten-Point-Five Tips for Success: An Exclusive Guest Post from Mateo Askaripour, Author of Black Buck

Move Over, Willy Loman—Literature Needs a New Salesman

Through Films for Black Audiences, Ousmane Sembene Spoke to All

Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor

Writing Out of My Hometown

Why I Won’t Teach My Child to Believe in God

Want to Be More Successful? Write Better. Here’s How.

Toward an Expanded Canon of Black Literature

Why I Won’t Hate Racist White Boys

The Distinct Anxiety of Interracial Dating

Watching ‘Roots’ in the Age of Trump

How I Became the ‘Nigger from Pulp Fiction’ in Florence