Former president Barack Obama speaks to WNBA All-Stars during a practice at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Friday, July 24, 2026. The podcast’s guests are yet to be announced.Obama has publicly shared his favourite books for years, posting summer reading lists and end-of-year roundups. This summer’s list, which he published in late July, includes Kin by Tayari Jones, Vigil by George Saunders, The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout, Transcription by Ben Lerner, and Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead.While his roundups are often made up of recently published books, all of his picks for his podcast were published in the 20th century, except for Robinson’s Gilead, released in 2004.
Robinson and Obama struck up a correspondence after he invited her to dinner at the White House, and in 2012, he awarded her the National Humanities Medal.Explore more on these topicsBooksPodcastsBarack ObamaPodcastingToni MorrisonJohn le CarréJames BaldwinnewsShareReuse this content
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