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Mateo Askaripour

Biography

Mateo Askaripour

New York Times bestselling author Mateo Askaripour wants people to feel seen. His first novel, BLACK BUCK, takes on racism in corporate America with humor and wit. Askaripour was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly’s “10 rising stars to make waves,” and BLACK BUCK was a "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club pick. Most recently, he was named as a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” prize. THIS GREAT HEMISPHERE is his second novel. He lives in Brooklyn.

Mateo Askaripour

Books by Mateo Askaripour

by Mateo Askaripour - Fiction, Political Thriller, Science Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Welcome to the Northwestern Hemisphere, 2529. An equally exciting and terrifying world born from the ashes of our own, where almost half of the people are born invisible, and thus relegated to second-class citizenship. Sweetmint, a young invisible woman, has done everything right her entire life, from excelling in school to landing a highly sought-after apprenticeship with a mysterious, powerful inventor. But all she has fought so hard to earn comes crashing down when she learns that her missing brother, whom she had presumed dead, is not only alive and well but also the primary suspect of a high-profile political murder. Armed with nothing more than courage, intellect and unwavering love for her brother, Sweetmint sets off on the mission of a lifetime: to find her brother before it’s too late.

by Mateo Askaripour - Fiction, Humor, Satire

An unambitious 22-year-old, Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother. A chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the silver-tongued CEO of Sumwun, New York City’s hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team on the 36th floor. After enduring a “hell week” of training, Darren, the only Black person in the company, reimagines himself as “Buck,” a ruthless salesman unrecognizable to his friends and family. But when things turn tragic at home and Buck feels he’s hit rock bottom, he begins to hatch a plan to help young people of color infiltrate America’s sales force, setting off a chain of events that forever changes the game.