Ex-president’s picks include subjects from surveillance capitalism and the attention economy to feminism and race in Britain

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The former US president Barack Obama has released a list of his favorite books of 2019, the latest in his annual tradition for sharing his curated cultural highlights of the year.

The list of 19 fiction and non-fiction titles encompasses a range of subjects from surveillance capitalism and the attention economy to feminism and race in Britain, and includes the work of a writer dubbed “the first great millennial novelist”.

Barack Obama (@BarackObama) As we wind down 2019, I wanted to share with you my annual list of favorites that made the last year a little brighter. We’ll start with books today — movies and music coming soon. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did. pic.twitter.com/l5qTGkAPok

Among Obama’s picks for 2019 were:

Obama also included a list of 19 other books he recommended throughout the year.

The former president began publishing lists of book recommendations in 2015, while he was still in office. Donald Trump has said he does not have time to read, but often uses his Twitter account to promote books that praise his administration.