The US president’s summer reading list has recently been at the centre of a media furore. The White House released a statement that Barack Obama had bought two books at Martha’s Vineyard bookstore to add to the three he had brought with him from Washington. Other sources say that Obama actually bought five books at Bunch of Grapes, which is reputedly an extremely liberal bookseller. We’re unclear as to the whole truth but we’ll keep you posted as more revelations filter through.
The list – as it stands – is as follows:
1. The Bayou Trilogy by Daniel Woodrell
2. Rodin’s Debutante by Ward Just
3. Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
4. To The End Of The Land by David Grossman
5. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
6. Room by Emma Donoghue
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