Barack Obama Annual Summer Reading list
The first book was Sea of Tranquility a novel by Emily St. Johnson Mandel. Last year another book from Emily called Station Eleven as well as loved by book readers and was adapted into HBO limited series. The second book shared was Why we’re Polarized by Ezra Klein. This book was 2020’s bestseller deep diving into America’s political system. The third book shared was The Candy House by Jennifer Egan. This book is the sequel to Jennifer’s 2010’s novel, A visit from the Goon Squad. This book focuses on an app that helps people visualize their memories from the past and upload them on the app. The fourth book mentioned by Obama was A little devil in America: In praise of Black Performance. This book was written by Hanif Abdurraqi and it focuses on black performances in American culture. A quote from Hanif was appreciated and this was the point where his book was apprehended by many. The quote was “I was a devil in other countries and I was a little devil in American Culture.” The fifth book mentioned was To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara.
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Hanya is the author of the classic, A little Life. The book focuses on three different centuries, 1893, 1993, and 2093. The three times are showcased in the same place, Washington Square park in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The sixth book was John Le Carre’s Silverview. The seventh book mentioned was a Black cave by Charmaine Wilkerson, which focuses on the tale of two siblings who are trying to find out about the past of their mother which is set in the Caribbean and California. The eighth book mentioned was The Family Chao, which is written by Lan Samantha Chang. The book focuses on a small town in Wisconsin and the storyline is focused on a murder committed. The ninth book mentioned by Obama was Velvet Was the Night written by Silvia Moreno- Garcia. This novel is Garcia’s second novel after her bestseller Mexican Gothic. This story is set in 1970s Mexico.
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The tenth book mentioned was Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson which revolves around an unnamed author and his storyline when he bumps into his old friend. The eleventh book mentioned was The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can endure, which was written by Yascha Mounk. The twelfth book mentioned was The School For Good Mothers which is written by Jessamine Chain and focuses on modern-day parenting and motherhood. The thirteenth book mentioned by Obama was Razorblade Tears by S. A. Cosby. The fourteenth and final book recommended by Obama was Blood in The Garden: The Flagrant History Of the 1990s New York Knicks written by Chris Hering which is a must-read for fans of basketball like Obama and focuses on the history of basketball.
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