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Barack Obama's summer reading list 2024

The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: James — Percival Everett · Memory Piece — Lisa Ko · The Ministry of Time — Kaliane Bradley. (Updated Oct 14, 2024.)

The 14 books on the summer reading list Barack Obama shared in August 2024, from Percival Everett's James to Liz Moore's The God of the Woods.

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Top 14

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    James — Percival Everett

    Novel; Huckleberry Finn told from Jim's side.

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    Memory Piece — Lisa Ko

    Novel.

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    The Ministry of Time — Kaliane Bradley

    A time-travel novel.

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    When the Clock Broke — John Ganz

    Non-fiction about 1990s America.

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    Of Boys and Men — Richard Reeves

    Non-fiction about boys and men today.

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    The Wide Wide Sea — Hampton Sides

    James Cook's final voyage.

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    Help Wanted — Adelle Waldman

    Novel about big-box store workers.

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    There's Always This Year — Hanif Abdurraqib

    Essays on basketball.

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    Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here — Jonathan Blitzer

    Non-fiction on migration from Central America.

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    Reading Genesis — Marilynne Robinson

    An essay on the Book of Genesis.

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    The God of the Woods — Liz Moore

    Crime novel set at a summer camp.

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    Martyr! — Kaveh Akbar

    Debut novel.

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    Headshot — Rita Bullwinkel

    Novel about a girls' boxing tournament.

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    Beautiful Days — Zach Williams

    Short stories.

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