Winner of the 2015 National Book Award for Nonfiction.  Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of New York Times bestseller Between the World and Me.

This book penned as a letter to his 15 year old son takes a look into the authors emotional journey into adulthood and professionalism.  Although the writing speaks to his son it breaks through the 4th wall to address the racism in America and its true impact on the psyche of the African diaspora.