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In an interview for the upcoming issue of the New York Times magazine, Obama said he’s grown tired of briefing books and has been spending his time reading “Netherland”, a Joseph O’Neill’s 2008 novel. “Netherland” is a highly praised novel about living in a post 9/11 world and covers the topic of marriage and also [...]

Did you ever want to know what Barack Obama’s favorite books are? Back in October of 2008, The New York Times asked him to provide a list of some of his most favorite books. Here it is:

Ralph Waldo by Emerson
Thomas Jefferson
Mark Twain
Abraham Lincoln
James Baldwin
W. E. B. DuBois’ Souls of Black Folk
Martin Luther King’s Letter From [...]