Members Only

<p><strong>First the white members of Raj Bhatt's posh tennis club call him racist. Then his life falls apart. Along the way he wonders: where does he a brown man belong in America? This award-winning novel offers deep insight into the ways the characters are shaped by racism (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>). </strong></p><p><strong>An NPR Best Book - A Millions Most Anticipated Title of 2020 - A Rumpus Best Book for Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month</strong></p><p>Raj is often unsure of where he belongs. Having moved to America from Bombay as a child he knew few Indian kids. Now middle-aged he lives mostly happily in California with a job at a university. Still his white wife seems to fit in better than he does at times especially at their tennis club a place he's cautiously come to love. But it's there that in one week his life unravels. It begins at a meeting for potential new members: Raj thrills to find an African American couple on the list; he dreams of a more diverse club. But in an effort to connect he makes a racist joke. The committee turns on him no matter the years of prejudice he's put up with. And worse still he soon finds his job is in jeopardy after a group of students report him as a reverse racist thanks to his alleged anti-Western bias. Heartfelt humorous and hard-hitting <em>Members Only</em> explores what membership and belonging mean as Raj navigates the complicated space between black and white America.</p>