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It should come as no surprise that when it came time for Barack Obama to announce his favorite books of the year, he did it in a way that made us swoon over his relationship with Michelle [2]. On Friday, the former president took to social media to reflect on the great pieces of art [3] that came out of the past year. Favorite songs? "Apesh*t" by The Carters, "My Own Thing" by Chance the Rapper, "One Trick Ponies" by Kurt Vile, and more. Favorite movies? Black Panther [4], Roma, Won't You Be My Neighbor, and more. His favorite book of the year was an obvious choice: Becoming by Michelle Obama [5]. "(obviously my favorite!)" he wrote alongside his pick.
"As 2018 draws to a close, I'm continuing a favorite tradition of mine and sharing my year-end lists," Barack captioned the Instagram post [6]. "It gives me a moment to pause and reflect on the year through the books, movies, and music that I found most thought-provoking, inspiring, or just plain loved. It also gives me a chance to highlight talented authors, artists, and storytellers – some who are household names and others who you may not have heard of before." Check out the post below, and see the sweet gesture for Michelle.
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