Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between the World and Me is one provocative little work. This fascinating book, which pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. As Coates says in his letter to his son, “I don’t think they know what you know. I don’t think they know what I know. I don’t think they know what it is to be black in America but I do, and this is what I would like you to know. " It’s an amazing piece of art that explores so many different aspects of American life and history as well as just being a powerful story about one man’s love for his son.