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Barack Obama's Favorite Books 2017

Barack Obama's Favorite Books 2017 names 12 books. 9 of them also won or were shortlisted for an award.

  1. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towlessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Stroutsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Basketball (and Other Things) by Shea Serranosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Coach Wooden and Me by Kareem Abdul-Jabbarsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylorsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmondsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Exit West by Mohsin Hamidsource (opens in a new tab)
  8. Five-Carat Soul by James McBridesource (opens in a new tab)
  9. Grant by Ron Chernowsource (opens in a new tab)
  10. Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldsteinsource (opens in a new tab)
  11. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  12. The Power by Naomi Aldermansource (opens in a new tab)

About the Barack Obama's Favorite Books

Obama shared his first list, summer reading, in 2015; his first posted year-end list came in 2017. Year-end lists are category Favorite Books and summer lists Summer Reading. There is no 2016 year-end, 2017 summer, or 2020 summer list. Sources are Obama posts (Facebook, Medium, obama.org) where they load, otherwise news pages quoting the full list. A year-end list that repeats summer picks keeps them, so each list is complete as posted. Books only.

Organization: Barack Obama. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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