We Were Eight Years in Power

I've been wondering who might fill the intellectual void that plagued me after James Baldwin died. Clearly it is Ta-Nehisi Coates -- Toni Morrison on 'Between the World and Me'
America's latest literary wunderkind... A prodigious talent * The Sunday Times *
We are witnessing greatness.The man and his writing will be studied and revered for generations * Minneapolis Star Tribune *
[Coates is] the pre-eminent black public intellectual of his generation * The New York Times *
We Were Eight Years in Power is an essential text to understand America today * W Magazine *
Ta-Nehisi Coates is probably the only magazine writer in the world whose articles are heralded with the same fervor as the release of the latest Beyonce album * Financial Times *
A wake up call... More compelling than almost any other public voice about the state we're in. He eloquently conflates the personal, political and existential, while telling it like it is * Observer *
Coates eloquently unfurls blunt truths... To have such a voice, in such a moment, is a ray of light * USA Today *
Coates succeeds twice over, in justifying not only his account of one election, but the importance of his entire body of work * New Statesman *
Brilliant and troubling... Required reading * Vogue *
Coates' always sharp commentary is particularly insightful as each day brings a new upset to the cultural and political landscape laid during the term of the nation's first black president. [A] crucial voice in the public discussion of race and equality, and readers will be eager for his take on where we stand now and why * Booklist *
It's this timeless timeliness--reminiscent of the work of George Orwell and James Baldwin--that makes Coates worth reading again and again * Publishers Weekly *
Fiercely passionate, intelligent and clear-eyed * Newsday *
Across his oeuvre, Coates' prose style and literary prowess are hip-hop sharpened: he believes in the art of dexterous reference, potent, lyrical critique and political storytelling * Baltimore Sun *
Coates's probing essays about race, politics, and history became necessary ballast for this nation's gravity-defying moment... Essential * The Boston Globe *
Biting cultural and political analysis from the award-winning journalist . . . His conclusions are disquieting, his writing passionate, his tenor often angry.... Emotionally charged, deftly crafted, and urgently relevant essays" * Kirkus *
Powerfully charged * GQ *
[R]aw and hard to read. You'll never forget his point of view, nor should you * Glamour *
Thus, We Were Eight Years in Power serves as a clarion call for vigilance about the possible erosion of African-American advances presumed sacrosanct. Consider these riveting, well-reasoned ruminations of the most-prodigious black visionary around a must-read indeed * The Mississippi Link *