It’s that time of the year when former President Barack Obama reveals his list of favorite books, movies and music.
On Friday he started with his top 10 books of 2024. The titles are:
- “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt
- “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
- “Patriot” by Alexei Navalny
- “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey
- “The Anthropologists” by Ayşegül Savaş
- “Stolen Pride” by Arlie Russell Hochschild
- “In Ascension” by Martin MacInnes
- “Growth” by Daniel Susskind
- “Someone Like Us” by Dinaw Mengestu
- “The Work of Art” by Adam Moss
“I always look forward to sharing my annual list of favorite books, movies, and music,” he wrote on Instagram. “Today I’ll start by sharing some of the books that have stuck with me long after I finished reading them.”
He then urged his over 36 million followers to “check them out this holiday season, preferably at an independent bookstore or library!”
Author Jonathan Haidt commented on the post saying “Thank you, Mr President, honored to be on your list among so many great authors.”
The Instagram account for the Merriam-Webster dictionary made a cheeky comment that read: “Hopefully next year” with multiple prayer hands emojis.
Months ago, the 44th President revealed his summer reading list, which consisted of:
“James” by Percival Everett
“There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” by Hanif Abdurraqib
“Everyone Who Is Gone Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” by Jonathan Blitzer
“Reading Genesis” by Marilynne Robinson
“Headshot” by Rita Bullwinkel
“The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore
“Beautiful Days” by Zach Williams
“Martyr!” by Kaveh Akbar
“Memory Piece” by Lisa Ko
“The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley
“When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s” by John Ganz
“Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It” by Richard Reeves
“The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook” by Hampton Sides
“Help Wanted” by Adelle Waldman
Obama’s other favorites list is due out in the coming days.
