Mateo Askaripour

Mateo Askaripour is a Brooklyn-based author known for his debut novel, Black Buck, which became a New York Times bestseller. His work often explores themes of race, corporate culture, and the American dream, aiming to empower people of color to seize opportunities for advancement. He was a 2018 Rhode Island Writers Colony writer-in-residence and has been recognized as one of Entertainment Weekly's '10 rising stars to make waves.'