It’s that time of the year when former President Barack Obama releases his summer reading list. Since he has such impeccable and varied tastes, those of us who care about books take notice. While I usually have read at least a few of the titles on his annual list, this year I have only read one of the novels. To be honest, I mainly chose Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton because it was set in New Zealand. On Instagram, he wrote, “Here’s some books that I’m reading this summer. Check them out and let me know what I should be reading next.” Obama’s list:

Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
Hello Beautiful by Anne Napolitano
All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Crosby
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
What Napoleon Could Not Do by DK Nnuro
The Wager by David Grann
Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison

Obama also shared his Summer playlist as well: