Barack Obama goes shopping for holiday reading
US president picks up Jonathan Franzen for himself, and Harper Lee and John Steinbeck for his daughters
A week before the rest of America will be able to get their hands on it, Barack Obama is relaxing on holiday with an early copy of Jonathan Franzen's new novel, Freedom.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 23 August, 2010
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