A guide to the books on this week's big lists from Obama and the Booker Prize
When it rains, it pours.
On Tuesday, Barack Obama dropped his 2022 summer reading list just as the Booker Prize, the U.K.'s most prestigious literary award, announced the 13 books on this year's longlist.
The books on both lists are diverse in every way, ranging from crime and speculative fiction to a sweeping history of the New York Knicks and an examination of democracies.
Every year, Obama releases his favorite books, music and films to his millions of social media followers, creating a flurry of online chatter and discussion. And the Booker Prize longlist generates similar excitement, especially since it opened up to include American titles (which dominate this year's list). The Booker's six shortlisted books will be announced in September and the winner on Oct. 17 during an in-person
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