SI.com · Jun 18, 2020
Sameer Pandya Discusses New 'Members Only' Book
On this week's episode of Beyond the Baseline, host Jon Wertheim talks with author Sameer Pandya about his forthcoming book, Members Only, which explores the complicated space between black and white America through the character Raj Bhatt and his experiences at a posh tennis club. Wertheim and Pandya discuss the role tennis plays in the humorous, fictional book, how the story can help us think about larger issues in today's world like racism and prejudice, tennis writing as a whole and much more.
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The following transcript has been edited for length and clarity.