Mateo Askaripour

Bio

Mateo Askaripour wants people to feel seen. His first novel, Black Buck, takes on racism in corporate America with humor and wit. It was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Read with Jenna Today show book club pick. Askaripour was also selected as a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” prize. His work has been translated into multiple languages, including French, Spanish, and Portuguese. This Great Hemisphere, his second novel, was published in 2024 and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Boston Globe. His third novel, Pure Ox, is forthcoming via Dutton/Penguin Random House in early 2027.