(CNN) In a year that saw many traditions upended, former President Barack Obama is keeping up with one annual custom: sharing his favorite books of the year. The former President, in a Twitter post Thursday , highlighted 17 titles -- including Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste," Brit Bennett's "The Vanishing Half" and C Pam Zhang's "How Much of These Hills is Gold." But noticeably absent from the list was his own memoir -- A Promised Land -- which was released last month"I'll start by sharing my favorite books this year, deliberately omitting what I think is a pretty good book -- A Promised Land -- by a certain 44th president," Obama joked. "I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did." Check out Obama's full list of favorite books below:Read More

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 15:56 UTC