Ep. 151 Truth and Satire with Mateo Askaripour

The Stacks

Traci Thomas

Literature, Society & Culture, Books, Arts

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Our guest today is Mateo Askaripour, the debut author of Black Buck which is a New York Times Bestseller. We talk about writing satire, Mateo's respect for his readers, and the ways he looked to other authors for inspiration throughout his process.

The Stacks Book Club selection for February is The New Wilderness by Diane Cook, we will discuss the book with Vann Newkirk on Wednesday February 24th.

You can find links to everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2021/02/17/ep-151-mateo-askaripour

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0:14.3	romance to mystery, they even give you dramatic readings
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0:34.4	["Pomp and Circumstance"]
0:42.9	Welcome to the stacks, podcast about books
0:44.9	and the people who read them.
0:46.2	I'm your host, Tracey Thomas, and our guest today
0:48.7	is author Mateo Escarapur, whose debut novel, Blackbuck,
0:52.6	was the read with Jenna Pick on the Today Show in January
0:55.6	and a New York Times best seller.
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