Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.






Booker Prize Eligible for 2026






Maisie Peters Reading List
I'm a huge fan of Maisie's music and her newest album Florescence has been playing nonstop since it came out. She's a passionate reader, so over the years many books recommendations have accumulated and I thought it would be cute to make a list out of them. Info taken from her Goodreads and Instagram accounts, newsletter, podcast, and various interviews she did. I will update this list as new recs come up, but if I miss something feel free to suggest it in the comments.






Barack Obama's summer 2026 reading list






book recs for yellow readers
according to read your color on substack | updated periodically






Hey, that's in Canada!
Fiction books with Canadian places in the title.
(Sometimes the book is completely irrelevant to the actual Canadian place, but I'm having fun ok)






actually good queer lit fic
weird gay shit, lots of genre and gender bending, probably no fantasy






Listen to another podcast or read another book?
Book recommendations from podcasts I listen to: NPR books, Book Reccos, What Should I Read Next?, Book Off, What Page Are You On?, Book Cheat






send my grief into the sea
don't read unless you want to cry an ocean of tears






Animals on the cover
This is one of a few lists I'm making to help me organize my ideas for HRCYED 3.0. Feel free to take inspiration or comment with more ideas.






yellow readers
Emotional, epic, cathartic chaos You seek out books that allow you to feel deeply, empathize wholly ans journey through life's emotional extremes.






books that neigh!
Horse girls, unite! These books feature horses, sort of.






Lit fic for when you wanna feel too much






i wish dads were real๐
send me your favorite dads. for the greater good.






No tears left to cry
Books that made me sob until I ran out of tears. If youโre looking for a book that will give you all the feels, or just need a good cry, this list is for you!






TBR 2026
To finish before the end of the year






Books I want to read






Books I tell my coworkers Iโm reading
Or my mom
โMainstreamโ or โhigh browโ books that donโt rock the boat or are taboo






Everything Ann Patchett
Ann Patchett novels





