Ta-Nehisi Coates' most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

Chosen by 8 people

Books like The Water Dancer

Chosen by 6 people

Books like Between the World and Me

Chosen by 4 people

Books like The Message

Chosen by 1 person

Books like We Were Eight Years in Power

Book lists with Ta-Nehisi Coates' books

17 authors created a book list with a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates as one of their picks.

• Being Black or want to understand those who are
• Historical fiction by African American authors
• Civil war novels and histories on global tensions
• Read if you love Howard Zinn's A People's History Of the United States
• Internet activism (hint: the kids are actually alright)
• The power of memory to heal racial trauma

Book lists connected to Ta-Nehisi Coates' books

180 authors created a book list connected to Ta-Nehisi Coates' books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Being Black in America
• The history of African American education
• The history of land dispossession
• Black poetry
• Why racism persists
• Lyrical memoirs from the soul

Genres connected to Ta-Nehisi Coates' books

Topics connected to Ta-Nehisi Coates' books