Ta-Nehisi Coates Books in Order
Ta-Nehisi Coates has written 19 books, published between 2008 and 2024. The first book is The Beautiful Struggle (2008) and the newest is The Message (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 19
- Published
- 2008–2024
- Confirmed
- 19 of 19 titles
- Pages on record
- 957 in 4 of 19 books
Ta-Nehisi Coates, born September 30, 1975, is an American author, journalist and activist. As national correspondent at The Atlantic, Coates wrote about cultural, social and political questions, particularly African Americans and white supremacy. Four nonfiction books carry the name: The Beautiful Struggle (2008), Between the World and Me (2015), winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction, We Were Eight Years in Power (2017) and The Message (2024). The listing also carries Black Panther graphic novel collections. Subjects include race relations, memoir, and fathers and sons.
Coates has also written The Water Dancer, addressing themes of identity, legacy and the ongoing effects of systemic racism in Black American life.
How many Ta-Nehisi Coates books are there?
Ta-Nehisi Coates has 19 books, released between 2008 and 2024. They include 2 separate series.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 19 Ta-Nehisi Coates books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120082564/4
- 220151573/4
- 3Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Vol. 1Black Panther Graphic Novels #12016 · 144 pages · confirmed 4/420161444/4
- 42017–4/4
- 52017–4/4
- 620174004/4
- 7Black Panther, Vol. 4: Avengers of the New World Part 1Black Panther Graphic Novels #42017 · confirmed 4/42017–4/4
- 8Rise of the Black PantherRise of the Black Panther Graphic Novels with Evan Narcisse #12018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 9Black Panther, Vol. 5: Avengers of the New World Part 2Black Panther Graphic Novels #52018 · confirmed 4/42018–4/4
- 102019–4/4
- 112019–3/4
- 122019–4/4
- 132020–4/4
- 142020–3/4
- 152021–3/4
- 162021–4/4
- 172022–3/4
- 182023–4/4
- 192024–3/4
Ta-Nehisi Coates books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Captain America in order
7 booksTa-Nehisi Coates Non-Fiction
5 books5 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Black Panther Graphic Novels in order
5 booksRise of the Black Panther Graphic Novels with Evan Narcisse in order
1 bookTa-Nehisi Coates Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Do you have to read Ta-Nehisi Coates books in order?
You only need to read Ta-Nehisi Coates books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Ta-Nehisi Coates
Start with The Beautiful Struggle (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ta-Nehisi Coates book?
The Message (2024) is the newest Ta-Nehisi Coates book released so far.
Is there a new Ta-Nehisi Coates book coming?
No next Ta-Nehisi Coates book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Ta-Nehisi Coates has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 1 nomination for Ta-Nehisi Coates. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Eisner Award for Best Limited Series2018Won
- Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction2015Wonfor Between the World and Me
- National Book Award2015Wonfor Between the World and Me
- National Magazine Award2013Won
- The Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis2012Won
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2020Shortlistedfor The Water Dancer
Ta-Nehisi Coates at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ta-Nehisi Coates published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Ta-Nehisi Coates books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 957 pages across the 4 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 206 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ta-Nehisi Coates books, 11 of 19, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 13 of the 19 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Ta-Nehisi Coates books are about
6 of the 19 Ta-Nehisi Coates books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: african americans is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- African Americans 3 of 6 books
- Race relations 3 of 6 books
- Social conditions 3 of 6 books
- Biography 2 of 6 books
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs 2 of 6 books