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Ta-Nehisi Coates

American writer, journalist, and educator.

Wikipedia

Portrait source · Wikimedia Commons

Recognized books

Wins

Lists

Index score

2015—2024

Recognition span

Author in the index

Ta-Nehisi Coates has 3 books in the current index, recognized by prize programs between 2015 and 2024. The records span 5 leading prize families shown here.

Top recognition

Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence2

Dayton Literary Peace Prize2

Los Angeles Times Book Prize2

Kirkus Prize1

National Book Awards1

Subject profile

Arts & Criticism1

Memoir & Autobiography1

Race & Ethnicity1

Indexed works

Books by Ta-Nehisi Coates

3 books · sorted by recognition

Between the World and MeMemoir & Autobiography201536 pts We Were Eight Years in Power: An American TragedyRace & Ethnicity201710 pts The MessageArts & Criticism—4 pts

Year	Title	Subject	Score	Wins	Lists	Imprint
2015	Between the World and Me	Memoir & Autobiography	36	3	7	Spiegel & Grau
2017	We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy	Race & Ethnicity	10	1	3	One World
—	The Message	Arts & Criticism	4	0	1	Unknown

Prize metrics come from Book Prize Index records. Biographical description and portrait metadata are sourced from the matched Wikidata and Wikimedia records; uncertain identity matches are omitted.

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