Barack Obama names Michelle Obama’s memoir Becoming his favourite book of 2018, adding: ‘obviously!’
- Michelle Obama’s new memoir is about her life before, during and after her time in the White House
- The former US president described the book by his wife as ‘obviously my favorite!’
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Garrett Ross on politico.com on December 28, 2018.
Former US president Barack Obama’s favourite book of 2018 was, in his own words, obvious. In a Facebook post listing his favourite books, movies and songs of 2018, the Democrat said Becoming, Michelle Obama’s new memoir about her life before, during and after her time in the White House, was “obviously my favorite!”
“It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved,” Obama wrote. “It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors, artists, and storytellers – some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before.”
A common thread among the lists was the prominence of media created by black authors, filmmakers, actors and artists.
Among 11 books that he highlighted that he said did not appear on other lists he had shared were Arthur Ashe: A Life by Raymond Arsenault, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom by David W. Blight and Washington Black by Esi Edugyan.
