Every year, I am excited to see what former president Barack Obama chooses as his favorite books of 2024. And we finally have a list and we can’t wait to dive into it! So, keep reading to find out what books Obama chose as his favorite for this year.
“I always look forward to sharing my annual list of favorite books, movies, and music,” Obama wrote in an Instagram post. We won’t be looking at Obama’s favorite movies or music, just his favorite books.
These books “have stuck with me long after I finished reading them,” Obama says of his selection. And what a list it is. From a novel by Sally Rooney to a book by Adam Moss. You can check out Obama’s full list below!
Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2024
- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
- Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
- Patriot by Alexei Navalny
- Orbital by Samantha Harvey
- The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş
- Stolen Pride by Arlie Russell Hochschild
- In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
- Growth by Daniel Susskind
- Someone Like Us by Dinaw Mengestu
- The Work of Art by Adam Moss

That is all for this list of Obama’s favorite books of 2024. This is for the second half of 2024 and we will be releasing a full list of his favorite books to read! What did you think of Obama’s list? Let us know in the comments below!
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As fellow book worm, I want to add them all on my TBR list but, as mom and anxious person myself, I especially want to read The Anxious Generation!