Popsugar Entertainment Celebrity Instagrams See All the Books on Barack Obama's Summer 2021 Reading List Without Further Ado, We Present You With Barack Obama's 2021 Summer Reading List 9 July 2021 by Monica Sisavat Solís Image Source: Getty / Drew Angerer As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you'll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. Every year, Barack Obama releases his summer reading list, and every year, we look forward to it with excitement. On July 9, the former president released this year's series of book recommendations on Instagram, which include At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop, Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen, and Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. "Whether you're camped out on the beach or curled up on the couch on a rainy day, there's nothing quite like sitting down with a great book in the summer," Obama wrote. "While we were still in the White House, I began sharing my summer favourites — and over the years, it's become a little tradition that I look forward to sharing with you all. So without further ado, here are some books I've read recently. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did." Check out Obama's summer book recommendations for this year ahead. Related: The Obamas Are Set to Teach Civics Through Music in New Animated Netflix Series 1 At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop Image Source: amazon.com At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop ($21) At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop $21 from amazon.com Buy Now 2 Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen Image Source: amazon.com Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen ($15) Things We Lost to the Water by Eric Nguyen $15 from amazon.com Buy Now 3 Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen Image Source: amazon.com Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen ($8) Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen $8 from amazon.com Buy Now 4 Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam Image Source: amazon.com Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam ($12) Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam $12 from amazon.com Buy Now 5 Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Image Source: amazon.com Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe ($20) Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe $20 from amazon.com Buy Now 6 Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Image Source: amazon.com Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro ($17) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro $17 from amazon.com Buy Now 7 Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Image Source: Amazon Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir ($15) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir $15 from amazon.com Buy Now 8 The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris Image Source: amazon.com The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris ($18) The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris $18 from amazon.com Buy Now 9 When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut Image Source: amazon.com When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut ($18) When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut $18 from amazon.com Buy Now 10 Intimacies by Katie Kitamura Image Source: amazon.com Intimacies by Katie Kitamura ($23) Intimacies by Katie Kitamura $23 from amazon.com Buy Now 11 Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert Image Source: amazon.com Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert ($17) Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert $17 from amazon.com Buy Now View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barack Obama (@barackobama) Celebrity InstagramsBooksSummerBarack Obama