- President Barack Obama shared his 29 favorite books of 2018 on Friday.
- The list includes his wife Michelle Obama's memoir "Becoming" and quite a few books on democracy and politics.
As he does every year, President Obama has released a list of his favorite books of 2018.
He shared the list of 29 books on his Instagram page Friday.
The reads include national bestseller "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and New York Times bestseller "How Democracies Die" by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Here's the full list.
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"Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"Obviously my favorite!" Obama wrote about his wife's bestselling memoir.
In the book, Michelle Obama chronicles her life before and after becoming the first African-American first lady in US history.
She invites readers to her childhood home in Chicago and walks them through her stories of academic success, family life, and personal struggles.
In "Becoming," the former first lady opens up about her disappointments and triumphs and even shares some headline-making details about life in the White House.
"An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones
Tayari Jones' novel tells the story of a newlywed couple, Roy and Celestial, living the American Dream — until they are ripped apart by a false conviction.
Roy is sentenced to 12 years in prison and though Celestial knows he's not guilty, she is unable to hold on to the love that first brought them together, finding solace instead in her childhood friend.
"An American Marriage" has been highly acclaimed and was even named one of Oprah's 2018 Book Club selections.
"Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"Americanah," a 2013 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, tells the story of Ifemelu, a young Nigerian woman who moves to America for college.
Ifemelu, bright and ambitious, leaves Nigeria and her teenage sweetheart Obinze behind in search of an education away from the country's military dictatorship.
In the US, she struggles with racism and discovers what it means to be black in America. Ifemelu's experiences lead her to create a popular blog detailing her "Americanization."
Ngozi Adichie has received wide praise for her tackling of different societies and tensions among populations — particularly her depiction of blackness across America, Britain, and Nigeria.
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