🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Ta-nehisi Coates
Ta Nehisi Coates is an American author of historical fiction books best known for his standalone debut novel, The Water Dancer. He’s also the author of the number-one New York Times bestselling book Between the World and Me that was also a finalist for the National Magazine Award. Additionally, he has won the Hillman Prize for Analysis Journalism, National Magazine Award and George Polk Award for his story The Case of Reparations. He lives in New York with his family- wife, and son. The Water Dancer From its beautifully crafted cover art to its intricate yet simple plot steeped in tragedy, Coates’s book feels like a relinquishing of life and soul as the pages are infused with the breath of its creator with words dancing to form the human shape of those who paid the ultimate price.
All Book Series by Ta-nehisi Coates
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Vol. 1
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2016
Black Panther, Vol. 4: Avengers of the New World Part 1
Book 4 of 5 · published 2017
Black Panther, Vol. 5: Avengers of the New World Part 2
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2018
Race and the American Idea: 155 Years of Writings From The Atlantic
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015
Decades: Marvel in the '10s - Legends and Legacy
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ta-nehisi Coates?
Ta Nehisi Coates is an American author of historical fiction books best known for his standalone debut novel, The Water Dancer. He’s also the author of the number-one New York Times bestselling book Between the World and Me that was also a finalist for the National Magazine Award. Additionally, he has won the Hillman Prize for Analysis Journalism, National Magazine Award and George Polk Award for his story The Case of Reparations.
Which Ta-nehisi Coates series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Black Panther Graphic Novels series, the earliest of Ta-nehisi Coates's multi-book series: it opens with Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Vol. 1 (2016) and runs to 5 books across 2016–2018, ending with Black Panther, Vol. 5: Avengers of the New World Part 2 (2018). Ta-nehisi Coates's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ta-nehisi Coates written?
Ta-nehisi Coates has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2008 and 2024. 13 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Captain America series with 7 books — and 8 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ta-nehisi Coates's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ta-nehisi Coates's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Black Panther Graphic Novels (2016–2018, 5 books), Rise of the Black Panther Graphic Novels (2018, 1 book) and Captain America (2019–2022, 7 books).
How are Ta-nehisi Coates's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ta-nehisi Coates's 21 books into 3 named series and 8 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Captain America (7 books, 2019–2022); Black Panther Graphic Novels (5 books, 2016–2018); Rise of the Black Panther Graphic Novels (1 book, 2018).