We Were Eight Years in Power

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What to expect

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by Beresford Bennett.

From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world was a black man. Obama's presidency reshaped America and transformed the international conversation around politics, race, equality. But it attracted criticism and bred discontent as much as it inspired hope - so much so, that the world now faces an uncertain future under a very different kind of US President.

In this essential new book, peerless journalist and thinker Ta-Nehisi Coates takes stock of the Obama era, speaking authoritatively from political, ideological and cultural perspectives, and drawing a sophisticated and penetrating portrait of America today.

Critics Review

  • 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

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