Former US President Barack Obama has continued the tradition of sharing his favorite books of the year with his followers. Yesterday (December 16), Obama released a list of his favorite books from the past year on his Instagram page. The list reveals that Obama is quite an avid reader.

Barack Obama’s list includes the following favorite books:

• “Matrix” by Lauren Groff
• “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr
• “How the Word is Passed” by Clint Smith
• “These Precious Days” by Ann Patchett
• “The Final Revival of Opal & Nev” by Dawnie Walton
• “Crying in H Mart” by Michelle Zauner
• “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles
• “Aftershocks” by Nadia Owusu
• “Invisible Child” by Andrea Elliott
• “Crossroads” by Jonathan Franzen
• “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois” by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
• “Harlem Shuffle” by Colson Whitehead
• “Beautiful Country” by Qian Julie Wang