Interviews + Essays
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"Book Club: A Spoiler-Free Conversation About 'Member's Only' with Author Sameer Pandya," Nerdette Book Club, WBEZ Chicago, August 14, 2020.
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"'Member's Only': Sameer Pandya's Campus Novel Explores Racial Identity​," Book Talk, Texas Public Radio, Aug 7, 2020.
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"In 'Members Only,' Pandya Examines the Brown Space Between Black and White," NPR's Morning Edition with Steve Inskeep, July 7, 2020.
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"Writing my own 'Indian-American Novel' Meant Looking to California," Lit Hub, July 7, 2020.
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"Sameer Pandya discusses new 'Members Only' book," Beyond the Baseline with Jon Wertheim, June 18, 2020.
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“Sameer Pandya Interview + Story,” Epiphany Magazine (June 19, 2017). Reissue of story with author interview.
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“The Racial Spectacle of the National Spelling Bee: Our predictable “model minority” story strikes again,” Salon (May 29, 2015).
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“The Spelling Bee: America’s Great Racial Freaks-and-Geeks Show,” The Atlantic (June11, 2014).
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“Murray’s Win Touches National Nerve,” ESPN (July 9, 2013).
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“Roger Federer’s Cultural Cachet,” ESPN (May 30, 2012).
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“The Jeremy Lin Discussion,” ESPN (Feb 12, 2012).
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“Singh Song: A Fellow Indian Sees Vijay Through a Difference Lens,” Sports Illustrated (Oct 6, 2008).