Here’s What You Need to Know About Every Book on Barack Obama’s 2025 Reading List

The former president’s annual list of summer reading recommendations has become the literary event of the season. How many of his anointed titles have you read?

By Charley Burlock

The internet’s favorite annual book drop has arrived. That’s right—earlier today, Barack Obama shared his highly anticipated summer reading list. This comes as a welcome end-of-summer reminder that there’s still time to pack up your beach tote and make a dent in your TBR list before the weather turns.

This year, the former president and forever bookworm is recommending ten books in total, all of which were published in 2025—talk about an up-to-date reader! Here’s what you need to know about each book on the list. See the full list at Oprah Daily.