The top-selling book of 2018 was only released in November, and its sales records don’t show any sign of slowing down; such is the literary heft of former First Lady Michelle Obama, whose book tour isn’t taking place in bookstores but arenas. Obama’s book, Becoming, is an empowering and deeply personal story about her roots, and her quest to find her voice, written with her trademark charm and smarts.
If you are one of the millions who purchased the book–or one of the hundreds who has put it on hold; the Westchester Library System currently has 521 holds on it–and want more Michelle Obama in your literary life, we recommend the following titles:
- Chasing Light: Michelle Obama Through The Lens of a White House Photographer, by Amanda Lucidon
- Courage is Contagious, And Other Reasons to Be Grateful for Michelle Obama
- The Meaning of Michelle: 15 Writers on the Iconic First Lady And How Her Journey Inspires Our Own
- Michelle Obama: A Life, by Peter Slevin
- What Would Michelle Do? A Modern-Day Guide to Living With Substance and Style, by Allison Samuels
And if you’re interested in reading about other denizens of the White House’s East Wing, we suggest these books:
- Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer, by Lisa McCubbin
- Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story, by Barbara Leaming
- Lady In Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan, by Sheila Tate
- Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams, by Louisa Thomas
- The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House, by Kate Anderson Brower