Barack Obama Lists His Favorite Books of 2019

• 12.30.2019, 13:52
•  America,  World

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Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday continued his tradition of sharing his annual lists of favorites, starting with a rundown of books that made the past year "a little brighter for me."

"This has become a fun little tradition for me, and I hope it is for you, too," Obama wrote in an Instagram post. "Because while each of us has plenty that keeps us busy -- work and family life, social and volunteer commitments -- outlets like literature and art can enhance our day-to-day experiences."

Similar to previous years, Obama's book picks are a mix of historic non-fiction and some literary novels, CNN reports. 

Check out Obama's full list of favorite books below:

• "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power" by Shoshana Zuboff
• "The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company" by William Dalrymple
• "Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee" by Casey Cep
• "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo
• "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present" by David Treuer
• "How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy" by Jenny Odell
• "Lost Children Archive" by Valeria Luiselli
• "Lot: Stories" by Bryan Washington
• "Normal People" by Sally Rooney
• "The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson
• "The Yellow House" by Sarah M. Broom
• "Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" by Patrick Radden Keefe
• "Solitary" by Albert Woodfox
• "The Topeka School" by Ben Lerner
• "Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion" by Jia Tolentino
• "Trust Exercise" by Susan Choi
• "We Live in Water: Stories" by Jess Walter

Obama also listed two "for the sports fans." Those books are:

• "A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule" by Jim Rooney
• "The Sixth Man" by Andre Iguodala