President Obama’s favorite books and music of the summer
Check out President Obama’s summer list of top picks: books and music.
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It's time for one of our favorite traditions: President Obama's 2024 list of top summer picks! From books to music, explore the art that resonated with President Obama this season.
Summer reading list
James
Percival Everett
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
Hanif Abdurraqib
Everyone Who Is Gone Here
Jonathan Blitzer
Reading Genesis
Marilynne Robinson
Headshot
Rita Bullwinkel
The God of the Woods
Liz Moore
Beautiful Days
Zach Williams
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
Memory Piece
Lisa Ko
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley
When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
John Ganz
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
Richard Reeves
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides
Help Wanted
Adelle Waldman
Summer playlist
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
365
Charli XCX
CHIHIRO
Billie Eilish
Love Me JeJe
Tems
I like the way you kiss me
Artemas
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
I Can’t Even Cry
Hope Tala
No Diggity
Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen
Charge It
ENNY
O Quarto (Soundtrack Version)
Carminho
What’s In the Tea?
Calimossa
I Love the Life I Live, I Live the Life I Love
Hubert Sumlin & Keith Richards
Say So
PJ Morton ft. Jojo
Why Don’t You
Cleo Sol
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
The Miracles
Process
H.E.R.
How Do U Want It
2Pac ft. K-Ci & JoJo
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Sting
Unsuffer Me
Lucinda Williams
Golden
Jill Scott
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Mono)
The Rolling Stones
My Best
Saweetie
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Charles Mingus
Come Away With Me
Norah Jones
The People
Common
Don’t Cry Baby
Etta James
BAD BOY
Chris Jedi, Gaby Music & Dei V ft. Anuel AA & Ozuna
YAYO
Rema
Old Dutch
Bonny Light Horseman
symptom of life
WILLOW
WHISKEY WHISKEY
Moneybagg Yo ft. Morgan Wallen
Stargazing
Myles Smith
Wanna Be
GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion
Jump
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng
PERRO NEGRO
Bad Bunny & Feid
Lil Boo Thang
Paul Russell
Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Digable Planets
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
Bob Marley and the Wailers
One of These Things First
Nick Drake
Silvio
Bob Dylan
Love Is Everywhere
Pharoah Sanders
Where Did Our Love Go
The Supremes
Texas Hold ‘Em
Beyoncé
Someone to Watch Over Me
Samara Joy ft. Pasquale Grasso
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