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Obama reveals the books that shaped him in new six-part podcast

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The Independent UK · Aug 11

Barack Obama launches new podcast about books that have shaped him. How many have you read?

The list includes works by Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and John le Carré

The Independent UK · Aug 11

Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’

The former US president will host six episodes of A Great Book for Audible, discussing work from Toni Morrison and John le Carré to James Baldwin

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – rich literary reading of the first book of the Bible

This careful analysis of the foundational text is full of telling details and keenly observed parallels

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson review – a rich, provoking study in luminous prose

The Gilead author explores the first book of the Bible and finds it full of meaning – even hope – for today

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

Vermeer’s luminous interiors gave us a new way into the inner worlds of others

His celebration of the mundane reflected the beginnings of a modern sensibility

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in August

Authors, critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022