Books recommended by Barack Obama

”A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work from facts rather than from our inherent biases.”

”A remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho.”

”Obviously my favorite book [of 2018]!”

”A moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.”

”It’s a fun book that vividly illustrates the transformative power of words”

”Great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity.”

”An examination of how a selective picking of facts and evidence is not just dishonest but harmful to a society that has always worked best when reasoned debate and practical problem-solving thrive.”

”A thoughtful and beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are.”

”A meditation on the lasting effects of war on a family.”

”An ultimately optimistic perspective from someone who believes the South will rise again not by reasserting the past, but by transcending it.”

”It offers cogent insights into the loss of meaning and community that many in the West feel.”

”It's still a timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have managed to make a changing economy work for them.”