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Using a memoir by Cody Keenan, President Obama‘s chief speechwriter, to check off this prompt in #Nonfiction2024: “Speak”

I picked this first off my #AuldLangSpine list from @MallenNC because I spent 2023 watching all 155 episodes of “The West Wing,” and I thought it would be a nice segue to read a memoir by President Obama‘s speechwriter. And it was. But it was also a story of hope, redemption, the power of forgiveness and how we can make the world a better place if we try. That‘s a message that‘s been lost in the past 8 years. Oh, how I miss this president. 😕

Raising a mug of tea (ok, yes, it‘ll be more than one—I‘m planning on a long, lazy day on the couch) to @MallenNC as I embark on the first read from your #AuldLangSpine list. Cheers!

I'm so intrigued by my #AuldLangSpine list from @MallenNC. I've only read #1 and 5 so far, so there's a world of possibilities to explore! I've put holds on several of them at my library, and I'm pretty sure I already own #11. I want to commit to at least one fiction and one NF. I think I'll start with #13 (because I'm nearly done with the last season of “The Crown”) and #18 (because I spent my summer watching all 154 episodes of “The West Wing“).

I always like to see what books President Obama picks for his year-end list. Movies & music too. Some of these were on his summer list. Sadly, I have not read any of them, but several are on my TBR list. 💙📚💙

Here‘s the Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1KiNFsusuz/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Obama's 2023 list is out! As always, he reads a wide and varied selection of genres. Thoughts?

I had a melancholic experience reading this. Given the state of the world, it‘s hard not to miss Obama‘s leadership, even with his administration‘s faults. This book works not just as an insider memoir but also a philosophical musing about what America is and can be.

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Eloquently written with equals amount introspection and information, I found this insightful into Obama‘s rise in politics through his first term as president. I will say that at times it got a little too policy heavy which made those parts go a little slower. However, I also found myself laughing in other areas so it rounded out well. I also loved the moments when he spoke as a dad and about fatherhood.

#president #history #memoir

I always look forward to Barack Obama‘s reading lists. Here is this summer‘s. I can check Birnam Wood off thanks to #CampLitsy23 💛

Link to the IG post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu7NNQBO2Ej/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==