
Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021
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Beautiful Country
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER AND NOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 • ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2021 • A TODAY SHOW #READWITHJENNA PICK • The moving story of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world—an...
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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
A TOP TEN NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH BOOK CLUB PICKONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Astonishing...so remarkable I’m not sure we collectively ever even dreamed it’ Alice Walker, author of The Colour Purple ‘The best...
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Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen’s gift for wedding depth and vividness of character with breadth of social vision has never been more dazzlingly evident than in Crossroads.It’s December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ...
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Aftershocks
In the tradition of The Glass Castle, a deeply felt memoir from Whiting Award–winner Nadia Owusu about the push and pull of belonging, the seismic emotional toll of family secrets, and the heart it takes to pull through. A Most-Anticipated...
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Crying in H Mart
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir...
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These Precious Days
A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF 2021'A heartfelt and witty collection of essays on everything from marriage and knitting to the inevitability of death' Guardian, 50 biggest books of autumn'A pitch-perfect collection ... She can turn a sentence like...
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
A New York Times Notable Book “If you’re looking for a superb novel, look no further.” —The Washington Post The instant New York Times bestseller and finalist for the 2021 National Book Award is “wildly inventive, a humane and uplifting...
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Harlem Shuffle
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a gloriously entertaining novel of heists, shakedowns, and rip-offs...
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Invisible Child
“Destined to become one of the classics of the genre” (Newsweek), the riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America—from Pulitzer Prize-winning...
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The Lincoln Highway
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club PickA New York Times Notable Book, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year“Wise and wildly entertaining . . ....
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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
A JIMMY FALLON TONIGHT SHOW SUMMER READS SELECTION An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades...
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How the Word is Passed
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks--those that are...
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Matrix
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONOne of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, The Financial Times,...
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