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Author

Ta-Nehisi Coates

b. September 30, 1975 · United States

Writer, Journalist, Educator, Blogger, Novelist, Comics writer

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Titles on list

4

Total weeks

135

Peak rank

#1

Weeks at #1

8

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FictionNonfictionHit #1Dot size = weeks on list

Biography

Born
September 30, 1975 · Baltimore
Nationality
United States
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Howard University, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Woodlawn High School

Awards & Honours

  • 2012The Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis
  • 2013National Magazine Award
  • 2014George Polk Award
  • 2015MacArthur Fellows Program
  • 2015Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction
  • 2015National Book Award
  • 2018Eisner Award for Best Limited Series

On the Bestseller Lists

4 titles

THE MESSAGE
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of THE MESSAGE

THE MESSAGE

#2 · 10 wks

THE WATER DANCER
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of THE WATER DANCER
#1

THE WATER DANCER

#1 · 14 wks

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

WE WERE EIGHT YEARS IN POWER

#2 · 11 wks

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Cover of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
#1

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME

#1 · 100 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).