A far-from-exhaustive guide to the books that our critics recommend this fall

A trip to Israel and Palestine in 2023 made Coates rethink one of his most famous essays.

Ta-Nehisi Coates slammed Kamala Harris and the DNC for their response to the crisis in Gaza.

It is not antisemitic to defend Palestinian human rights. And it’s past time for more American Jews to say so to correct a media that’s lost the thread.

“The Water Dancer” comes out of a powerful examination of the legacies of slavery today.

Why does he think Republicans will work with him after they obstructed Obama for eight years? His praise of a segregationist offers a clue.

In a rebuttal to Mitch McConnell—and possibly Joe Biden—Ta-Nehisi Coates helped House Democrats start a conversation on slavery, racism, and reparations.

How a campaign slogan captures the promise and impatience of today's Democratic Party

The writer's critics call him a cynic. But as a new anthology shows, his thinking has matured in subtle ways over the years.

The history of racism and exclusion in the United States is the history of whiteness.

I never expected to see people like myself in positions of power. Then Obama came along.

I won't manage your emotions. I want you to understand my perspective.

Ta-Nehisi Coates takes on one of Marvel's iconic superheroes, reinvigorating the Black Panther for a new generation.

The author’s new project uses his journalistic sensibility to reinvent an established character.