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Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023

It's the list to top all end-of-year lists! Like always, the former president has included something for everyone: a critics' pick for the "great American novel," the buzzing bestseller about American evangelicalism, a powerful biography of Dr. King and more.

15 books
Book Cover for: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

James McBride
Ron CharlesLaura MillerRon Charles & Laura Miller

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The MANIAC, Benjamin Labatut

The MANIAC

Benjamin Labatut
Janet EmsonAdam DalvaJanet Emson & Adam Dalva

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder, David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann
Don WinslowPeter BakerDon Winslow & Peter Baker

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology, Chris Miller

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

Chris Miller
Ezra KleinJohn DickersonEzra Klein & John Dickerson

Hardcover, 2022

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Vaster Wilds, Lauren Groff

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff
Lauren GroffAllison ArieffLauren Groff & Allison Arieff

Hardcover, 2023

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: King: A Life, Jonathan Eig

King: A Life

Jonathan Eig
John HarwoodNilanjana Roy 📚🦊John Harwood & Nilanjana Roy 📚🦊

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club), Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

Abraham Verghese
Eric TopolAri ShapiroEric Topol & Ari Shapiro

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book