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the ten films Barack Obama listed as favorites of 2024
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- 01All We Imagine as Light (2024)
- 02Conclave (2024)
- 03The Piano Lesson (2024)
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Barack Obama’s complete 2024 summer reading list
all 14 titles from the list Obama published in August 2024, kept as an authority snapshot rather than a claim about what is 'best'
01
James - Percival Everett
novel; a retelling of Huckleberry Finn centered on Jim
02
There’s Always This Year - Hanif Abdurraqib
03
Everyone Who Is Gone Here - Jonathan Blitzer
reported nonfiction on the United States, Central America, and migration
04
Reading Genesis - Marilynne Robinson
05
Headshot - Rita Bullwinkel
eight teenage boxers meet across a two-day tournament
06
The God of the Woods - Liz Moore
07
Beautiful Days - Zach Williams
short stories; useful if a full novel is not the mood
08
Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
09
Memory Piece - Lisa Ko
three friends move through art, technology, and adulthood
10
The Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley
11
When the Clock Broke - John Ganz
political history focused on the United States in the early 1990s
12
Of Boys and Men - Richard Reeves
13
The Wide Wide Sea - Hampton Sides
narrative history of James Cook’s final voyage
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Help Wanted - Adelle Waldman
workplace novel set among big-box retail employees