How to pronounce “black buck” in English

Before writing "Black Buck," Mateo realized he had been avoiding writing about themes closest to his life-- race, sales, and startups.

So I wouldn't have been able to write "Black Buck" in any other city, I believe.

But there is one book that I read just before I began writing "Black Buck" that I said, whoa-- this one went hard, and maybe I can too.

Talk to us a little bit about your experience and how you tied that to the main character Darren in "Black Buck."

And I will correct that name one more time probably in just a moment, but we have the wonderful Mateo here, who is going to be talking about his debut novel, "Black Buck."