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A Great Book with Barack Obama

By: Barack Obama, Higher Ground
Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jill Lepore, Ben Rhodes, Percival L. Everett, Lauren Groff, Barack Obama
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Some books don't just tell a story — they change the way you see the world. In A Great Book with Barack Obama, a new Audible Original podcast from Audible and Higher Ground, President Obama is joined by some of the most compelling thinkers, writers, and artists of our time to revisit six timeless books that shaped his life and perspective on the world.

With his signature intellectual curiosity, President Obama reflects on identity, power, memory, and culture using the stories that impacted him most. Over the course of six episodes, President Obama sits down with guests Tom Hanks, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jill Lepore, Ben Rhodes, Percival L. Everett, and Lauren Groff. Together they explore a central question: what do the stories we love tell us about the world we live in and the world we want to create?

The books featured in this season are: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, All The King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison, and All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy.

©2026 Higher Ground, LLC (P)2026 Audible Originals, LLC

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Absolutely loved this piece. The grace, the vulnerability, the stories and thoughtful review of these books inspired me to not only read them but to tackle the world with love and curiosity. There’s hope

Such great insightful conversations

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This felt like a return to sanity. I can't hear enough of Barack Obama's voice, his thinking, his laugh, his wrestling with issues deeply, his compassion, his curiosity.

Turns out that at some point in my life, I've read the five books that he recommends in this podcast. It was a bit of a lit. class to hear the duos discuss the books. It makes me want to read each of them again.

I DO hope the "A Good Book with Barack Obama" series will be continued. It would be enough to make me extend my Audible "membership".

Longing

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I love Obama’s conversational style and his insightful discussions with his guests. I especially love the invitation to evolve as more compassionate, interconnected human beings through reading and conversation.

Passionate about evolving

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Nothing to dislike!! LOVED It!!!!! I could listen to his reviews the whole day! And the interviewers were also excellent!!!

Obama’s intelligence and book knowledge! More, more !!!! You could see he did his homework!!!

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Serious, Funny, Real, Feeling, Memorable and Applicable. Moving moments that enlighten the reader beyond what was originally completely not only misunderstood but was later beyond enlightenement. REALLY!

Life-REAL. Not just REAL Life…

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