11 books President Obama thinks everyone should read

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It's no secret that Obama is a bookworm.

Barack Obama is a major bookworm.

In his book "Dreams from My Father," he reflected on his lifelong love of literature: "When I wasn't working, the weekends would usually find me alone in an empty apartment, making do with the company of books."

Recently, the outgoing US president sat down with New York Times chief book critic Michiko Kakutani to discuss literature.

In the interview, Obama referenced a wide range of works, from books he's read in recent years to those he recommended to his daughter Malia.

Here are some of the works Obama praised in the New York Times interview: