Popsugar Entertainment Summer Entertainment Barack Obama's Book Recommendations Barack Obama Has Recommended Summer Books Over the Past Decade — Here Are All 51 23 August 2019 by Brea Cubit View On One Page Photo 22 of 51 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 22 Aug. 2015 — Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates What it's about: Coates discusses the intricacies of the black experience in America by writing this book in the form of a letter to his son. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates ($16, originally $26) Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates $16 from barnesandnoble.com Buy Now Previous Next Start Slideshow Summer EntertainmentBook LoversBooksBarack Obama