New York Times best-selling author, Mateo Askaripour, will be in conversation with actor, Zeno Robinson, the audiobook narrator of Mateo’s debut novel, Black Buck.
This event is co-hosted by Brain Lair Books (IN) and River Dog Book Co. (WI).
Autographed copies are available from both bookstores.
About the Book
Black Buck is a hilarious, razor-sharp skewering of America’s workforce; it is a propulsive, crackling debut that explores ambition and race, and makes way for a necessary new vision of the American dream.
About Mateo Askaripour
Mateo Askaripour’s work aims to empower people of color to seize opportunities for advancement, no matter the obstacle. He was a 2018 Rhode Island Writers Colony writer-in-residence, and his writing has appeared in Entrepreneur, Lit Hub, Catapult, The Rumpus, Medium, and elsewhere. His debut novel, Black Buck, was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick. He lives in Brooklyn. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @AskMateo
About Zene Robinson
Zeno Robinson is an American actor, who strives for growth and innovation within his work. An avid animation, anime, and gaming fan, he sees voice over as the perfect playground to not only further himself as an actor and artist, but also explore living in different worlds and characters that extend beyond what he looks like. He attributes his achievements in the industry to his faith, perseverance, training, and the support of his agency CESD. He can currently be heard as Remy in Disney’s Big City Greens, Cyborg in Young Justice for DC Comics, Poncho in Cartoon Network’s Craig of the Creek, Prince Kelby in Netflix’s CannonBusters, and many more!
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A New York Times Bestseller
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
“Askaripour closes the deal on the first page of this mesmerizing novel, executing a high wire act full of verve and dark, comic energy.”
—Colson Whitehead, author of The Nickel Boys
“A hilarious, gleaming satire as radi