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Michelle Obama Recommends: Novels She Loves
Michelle Obama, former First Lady and author of Becoming and The Light We Carry, talks about books far less than her husband, who publishes annual lists. This collection gathers her best-documented picks, mostly from a 2018 New York Times 'By the Book' interview, plus a few earlier remarks. Literary fiction leads, with memoir and children's books mixed in.
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Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison, 1950, african americans
“Three readings, by her own count. Morrison's novel is the one she has gone back to most.”
White Teeth
Zadie Smith, 2000, classics
“Zadie Smith braids complex forces into relationships and humour, which is what she likes about it. She came back to it after her daughter Malia became a Smith fan.”
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones, 2018, african americans
“On her nightstand in the Times interview: Tayari Jones's story of a couple split by a wrongful conviction.”
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid, 2017, dystopian
“Mohsin Hamid's love story plays out against war and displacement. It sat on her nightstand in the same interview.”
Commonwealth
Ann Patchett, 2016, book clubs (discussion groups)
“Ann Patchett asks how family members stay connected despite life's complications. Another title from that nightstand stack.”
Life of Pi
Yann Martel, 2001, adventure
