Barack Obama’s favorite music and books of 2025 lists include a Boston-born singer and a Harvard professor - The Boston Globe

Barack Obama’s favorite music and books of 2025 lists include a Boston-born singer and a Harvard professor - The Boston Globe

The former president also shared his list of favorite movies on Thursday.

Desai double: Anita & Kiran on Obama’s 2025 favourite list

Former US President Barack Obama’s annual list of favourite films, music and books has a way of turning personal taste into global buzz. When Prateek Kuhad’s cold/mess featured on his 2019 playlist, it made the singer hot property overnight.For 2025, Obama has picked books by Anita Desai and her daughter Kiran Desai. Kiran has already been getting rave reviews for her new novel ‘The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny’, with some even dubbing it the G…