Publishers Lunch
Once again, President Obama included a
bookstore shopping spree as part of his commemoration of the American
Express-created Small Business Saturday. This time he and his daughters visited
Politics & Prose, where he spent approximately 30 speaking with customers
and purchasing the following books. He said they were selected to cover readers
of all ages, "from 5 to 52" (his own age).
According to the White
House, President Obama bought:
The Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers
Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka
All That Is, James Salter
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Anthony Marra
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein
Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football, Nicholas Dawidoff
Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson
Half Brother, Kenneth Oppel
Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus
My Antonia, Willa Cather
Flora and Ulysses, Kate DiCamillo
Jinx, Sage Blackwood
Lulu and the Brontosaurus, Judith Viorst and Lane Smith
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Chris Riddell
Moonday, Adam Rex
Journey, Aaron Becker
and from Shelf Awareness:
Obama and his daughters, Sasha and Malia, "took time to mingle with camera-phone wielding shoppers before heading to the checkout," Reuters reported.
"It's a long list," he said while paying. "I've got books for every age group, from 5 to 52."
"We are thrilled and honored that President Obama came by our store today with daughter Malia and Sasha to do some Christmas Shopping," the bookstore noted on its Facebook page. "Thank you, Mr. President, for thinking #indiefirst this #ShopSmall Business Saturday!"
The Christian Science Monitor featured a complete list of the titles purchased, and noted that Obama tweeted: "When our small businesses do well, our communities do well. Join me and visit a small business near you today to celebrate #SmallBizSat."
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Carson McCullers
Red Sparrow, Jason Matthews
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Ragtime, E.L. Doctorow
The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka
All That Is, James Salter
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, Anthony Marra
The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, David Epstein
Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football, Nicholas Dawidoff
Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson
Half Brother, Kenneth Oppel
Heart of a Samurai, Margi Preus
My Antonia, Willa Cather
Flora and Ulysses, Kate DiCamillo
Jinx, Sage Blackwood
Lulu and the Brontosaurus, Judith Viorst and Lane Smith
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, Chris Riddell
Moonday, Adam Rex
Journey, Aaron Becker
and from Shelf Awareness:
President Shops Indie on Small Business Saturday
President Obama may have been a controversial no-show at independent bookstores on Martha's Vineyard during his vacation last summer, but he returned to the indie fold over the weekend with a shopping spree at Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C., on Small Business Saturday. | |
| White House photo | |
Obama and his daughters, Sasha and Malia, "took time to mingle with camera-phone wielding shoppers before heading to the checkout," Reuters reported.
"It's a long list," he said while paying. "I've got books for every age group, from 5 to 52."
"We are thrilled and honored that President Obama came by our store today with daughter Malia and Sasha to do some Christmas Shopping," the bookstore noted on its Facebook page. "Thank you, Mr. President, for thinking #indiefirst this #ShopSmall Business Saturday!"
The Christian Science Monitor featured a complete list of the titles purchased, and noted that Obama tweeted: "When our small businesses do well, our communities do well. Join me and visit a small business near you today to celebrate #SmallBizSat."
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