Writing I’m most proud of:
Personal essays
The Stylish Literary Legacy of James Baldwin, Mr. Porter
Novelist Mr Mateo Askaripour’s Insider Guide to New York City, Mr. Porter
Black Buck’s Mateo Askaripour: ‘I didn’t hesitate on injecting humour’, The Big Issue
10 Books that ‘Disrupted’ the Literary Status Quo, Goodreads
Mateo Askaripour’s Playlist for His Novel “Black Buck”, largehearted boy
Author Mateo Askaripour Has a Waffle Routine, New York Magazine
Move Over, Willy Loman—Literature Needs a New Salesman, Electric Literature
Through Films for Black Audiences, Ousmane Sembene Spoke to All, Lit Hub
Falling in Love with Malcolm X—and His Mastery of Metaphor, Lit Hub
Writing Out of My Hometown, Lit Hub
Why I Won’t Teach My Child to Believe in God, Medium
Toward an Expanded Black Canon of Literature, Lit Hub
Why I Won’t Hate Racist White Boys, Medium
The Distinct Anxiety of Interracial Dating, Catapult Magazine
How I Became the Nigger from Pulp Fiction in Florence, Medium
Misc
In Favor of Speed: Write Fast, Fix Later, Lit Hub
Ten-Point-Five Tips for Success, B&N Reads
Want to Be More Successful? Write Better. Here’s How., Entrepreneur
Watching ‘Roots’ in the Age of Trump, The Rumpus
Travel
Me Against the Mafia: How I Hiked Mount Batur Alone, Outpost Magazine
A Journey of Tears Through the National Museum, The Straits Times
Manaca Iznaga: Cuba’s Haunting Slave Plantation, Outpost Magazine
There Will Be Blood: My Amateur Thai Boxing Story, Outpost Magazine
Letter to Dad: Words before I go, Matador Network
Sales
8.5 Tips for New Sales Managers, Sales Hacker
This Is How To Motivate Yourself In Sales (It’s Easier Than You Think), Sales Hacker
How to Define and Manage each type of Player, Sales Hacker
How to Bring Your Sales Management into the 21st Century, CloserIQ
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