Barack Obama shared his list of favourite books of 2021 on Wednesday and further said that he will be sharing his annual list of favorite music and movies too over the next few days. The list consisted of 13 books.

The former United States President, in his tweet, said, “Art always sustains and nourishes the soul. But for me, music and storytelling felt especially urgent during this pandemic year.”

He added, “Since these are works I have actually listened to, watched, or read, I’m sure I’ve missed some worthy stuff. So if you have your own recommendations to share, I’ll add them to the stack of books and movies I hope to catch up on over the holidays!”

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Here is the full list of Barack Obama’s favourite books of 2021:

-‘Matrix’ by Lauren Groff

-‘How the Word is Passed’ by Clint Smith

-‘The final revival of Opal and Nev’ by Dawnie Walton

-‘The Lincon Highway’ by Amor Towles

-‘Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival and Hope in an American City’ by Andrea Elliot

-‘Harlem Shuffle’ by Colson Whitehead

-‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’ by Anthony Doerr

-‘These Precious Days’ by Ann Patchett

-‘Crying in H Mart’ by Michelle Zauner

-‘Aftershocks’ by Nadia Owusu

-‘Crossroads’ by Jonathan Franzen

-‘The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois’ by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers

-‘Beautiful Country’ by Qian Julie Wang

The former President, along with the current list, posted a “reminder of the books” he recommended earlier this year. These included classics like ‘At Night All Blood is Black’ by David Diop, ‘When We Cease to Understand the World’ by Benjamin Labatut and ‘Under the White Sky: The Nature of the Future’ by Elizabeth Kolbert.

Obama released a similar list last year that consisted of 17 books in total, which he would recommend others to read. The list included books like Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, Deacon King Kong by James McBride, The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson,

The former President’s list of 2020 consisted of 17 books. These included ‘Caste’ by Isabel Wilkerson, ‘The Ministry of the Future’ by Kim Stanley Robinson among others.