Check out music, movies and book selections

Forty-Four names his favorites for 2024.

Former President Barack Obama unveiled his annual pop culture list on Friday.

“I always look forward to sharing my annual list of my favorite books, movies and music,” Obama said in an Instagram post.

Obama’s book picks this year include Sally Rooney’s exciting new novel, Samantha Harvey’s Booker Prize-winning Orbital and The Anxious Generation, an investigation into the impact of smartphones and social media on young people’s mental health . The ten titles “stayed with me long after I read them,” he wrote on his Instagram.

Obama’s favorite films include the blockbuster sci-fi sequel “Dune: Part Two” starring Zendaya and Timothée Chalamet, the coming-of-age comedy “Dìdi 弟弟” and the Sundance Film Festival documentary “Sugarcane”, which is for a Oscar nomination for documentary shortlist came on Tuesday.

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Here is the full list of Obama’s recommendations for this year:

Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2024

“The Fearful Generation” by Jonathan Haidt
“Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
“Patriot” by Alexei Navalny
“Orbital” by Samantha Harvey
“The Anthropologists” by Ayşegül Savaş
“Stolen Pride” by Arlie Russell Hochschild
“In Ascension” by Martin MacInnes
“Growth” by Daniel Süßkind
“Someone Like Us” by Dinaw Mengestu
“The Work of Art” by Adam Moss

Barack Obama’s favorite films of 2024

“Everything we imagine as light”
“Conclave”
“The Piano Lesson”
“The Promised Land”
“Dune: Part Two”
“Anora”
“Dìdi 弟弟”
“sugar cane”
“A complete unknown”

Barack Obama’s favorite music of 2024

“Squabble Up,” Kendrick Lamar
“Lunch,” Billie Eilish
“Yayo,” Rema
“Jump”, Tyla, Gunna and Skillibeng
“BAND4BAND,” Central Cee and Lil Baby
“God Gave Me Feet For Dancing,” Ezra Collective and Yazmin Lacey
“Ramblin’”, The Red Clay Strays
“Favorite,” Fontaines DC
“Active,” Asake and Travis Scott
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
“Is it worth it?”, Rae Khalil
“Texas Hold’Em,” Beyoncé
“Kehlani,” Jordan Adetunji
“I like the way you kiss me,” Artemas
“Scooter Blues,” Johnny Blue Skies
“Too sweet,” Hozier
“Peaceful Place,” Leon Bridges
“Million Dollar Baby,” Tommy Richman
“Right Back to It,” Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman
“Stargazing,” Myles Smith
“That’s how I feel,” Jack White
“Gold Coast,” Moses Sumney
“Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”, Karol G
“Gata Only”, FloyyMenor and Cris MJ

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