President Barack Obama has released his summer reading list. On social media, he wrote, “It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!…. And if you’re in Chicago, be sure to stop by the new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center to check out some of my favorites!”

Obama’s list:
Kin by Tayari Jones
The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
Whistler by Ann Patchett
This Land Is Your Land by Beverly Gage
Vigil by George Saunders
One Sun Only by Camille Bordas
Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu
Data Empire by Roopika Risam
Transcription by Ben Lerner
Cool Machine by Colson Whitehead