Former President Barack Obama stuck to an annual tradition Friday, releasing a list of his favorite for the year of 2022, including movies and books.“I always look forward to sharing my lists of favorite books, movies, and music with all of you,” Obama tweeted. “First up, here are some of the books I read and enjoyed this year. Let me know which books I should check out in 2023.

”Among his favorite written works, Obama listed
-“The School for Good Mothers” by Jessamine Chan 
-“The Light We Carry” by former first lady Michelle Obama, noting, “I’m a bit biased on this one.

”On his list of favorite movies, the former president included
=“Top Gun: Maverick”
=“Descendant,” ...which he also noted he was “biased” about since the Netflix documentary was produced by the Obama-founded company Higher Ground Productions.---------------------------------

Favorite Books
“The Light We Carry” – Michelle Obama
“Sea of Tranquility” – Emily St. John Mandel
“Trust” – Hernan Diaz
“The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams” –
Stacy Schiff“The Furrows: A Novel” –
Namwali Serpell“South to America:
A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation” – Imani Perry
“The School for Good Mothers” – Jessamine Chan
“Black Cake” – Charmaine Wilkerson
“Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands” – Kate Beaton
“An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
” Ed Yong“Liberation Day” – George Saunders
“The Candy House” – Jennifer Egan
“Afterlives” – Abdulrazak Gurnah

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Favorite Movies
“The Fabelmans
”“Decision to Leave
”“The Woman King”“Aftersun
”“Emily the Criminal”
“Petite Maman”
“Descendant”
“Happening”
“Till”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“The Good Boss”
“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy”
“A Hero”
“Hit the Road”
“Tár”
“After Yang” 
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