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All of Barack Obama's Reading Lists (2009-2023)

"Explore all of former United States President Barack Obama's reading lists for summer and beyond, all the way back from his first year in the Oval Office, 2009, until the present." from The Literary Lifestyle, by Jules Buono
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Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
Matthew Desmond
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Small Mercies (Dennis Lehane)
Small Mercies
Dennis Lehane
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King: A Life (Jonathan Eig)
King: A Life
Jonathan Eig
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Hello Beautiful (Ann Napolitano)
Hello Beautiful
Ann Napolitano
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All the Sinners Bleed (S. A. Crosby)
All the Sinners Bleed
S. A. Crosby
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Birnam Wood (Eleanor Catton)
Birnam Wood
Eleanor Catton
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The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
David Grann
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Blue Hour (Tiffany Clarke Harrison)
Blue Hour
Tiffany Clarke Harrison
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South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (Imani Perry)
South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
Imani Perry
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Afterlives (Abdulrazak Gurnah)
Afterlives
Abdulrazak Gurnah
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Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
Charmaine Wilkerson
12
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands (Kate Beaton)
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
Kate Beaton
13
The Furrows (Namwali Serpell)
The Furrows
Namwali Serpell
14
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Ed Yong)
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
Ed Yong
15
Liberation Day (George Saunders)
Liberation Day
George Saunders
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The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
Michelle Obama
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The Revolutionary Samuel Adams (Stacy Schiff)
The Revolutionary Samuel Adams
Stacy Schiff
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The School for Good Mothers (Jessamine Chan)
The School for Good Mothers
Jessamine Chan
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Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St.John Mandel
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Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
Herman Diaz
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Blood in the Garden (Chris Herring)
Blood in the Garden
Chris Herring
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The Candy House (Jennifer Egan)
The Candy House
Jennifer Egan
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The Family Chao (Lan Samantha Chang)
The Family Chao
Lan Samantha Chang
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The Great Experiment (Yascha Mounk)
The Great Experiment
Yascha Mounk
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A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance
Hanif Abdurraqib
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Mouth to Mouth (Antoine Wilson)
Mouth to Mouth
Antoine Wilson
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Razorblade Tears (S.A. Cosby)
Razorblade Tears
S.A. Cosby
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Silverview (John Le Carre)
Silverview
John Le Carre
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To Paradise (Hanya Yanagihara)
To Paradise
Hanya Yanagihara
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Velvet Was the Night (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Velvet Was the Night
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Why We're Polarized (Ezra Klein)
Why We're Polarized
Ezra Klein
32
Aftershocks (Nadia Owusu)
Aftershocks
Nadia Owusu
33
Beautiful Country (Qian Julie Wang)
Beautiful Country
Qian Julie Wang
34
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony Doerr
35
Crossroads (Jonathan Franzen)
Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
36
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
Michelle Zauner
37
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev (Dawnie Walton)
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Dawnie Walton
38
Harlem Shuffle (Colson Whitehead)
Harlem Shuffle
Colson Whitehead
39
How the Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)
How the Word Is Passed
Clint Smith
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Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City (Andrea Elliott)
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City
Andrea Elliott
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