Life Advice

Renegades: The Book

Since Bruce @springsteen and I first sat down to record our podcast Renegades: Born in the USA, folks have asked about the stories we told and the people and places that shaped us, and we’re excited for this new book to continue the conversation we started last summer. pic.twitter.com/h0FuZyNJQc

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 22, 2021

Citadels Of Knowledge

Libraries are citadels of knowledge and empathy—and they’ve played an extraordinarily important role in my life. I spoke with @SmithsonianSec Bunch about our shared love of books, A Promised Land, and the role storytelling plays in shaping our history. pic.twitter.com/jbWdAK7Zkp

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 29, 2021

Becoming Me

My work with the @GirlScouts has always been so rewarding for me—and I absolutely loved speaking with some of the incredible girls in the Becoming Me program about the young readers’ edition of Becoming. Take a look! #IAmBecoming 💚 pic.twitter.com/tl2qqj7o7I

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 11, 2021

Former first lady @MichelleObama is teaming up with the @girlscouts to create a “Becoming Me” program, based on her bestselling book, “Becoming”! https://t.co/i9rZzYvW4s pic.twitter.com/BQgUSd244B

— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 5, 2021

President Obama On Fallon

Michelle And Kelly

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

In each of us, there's a story to be shared—a story that’s sacred and can bring us together. I had such a good time talking with the @WellReadBlkGirl Book Club about A Promised Land because just as they learned about my story, I had a chance to learn from theirs. pic.twitter.com/u6vAXUSK5s

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 24, 2021

Perspective On The World

I first picked up Toni Morrison’s novels when I was entering college, and her voice fundamentally changed my perspective on the world. This Black History Month, I reflected on the impact that her writing has had on my life. https://t.co/zSLkfkHmET pic.twitter.com/W6Yn1YYaSF

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 26, 2021

Becoming: Young Readers’ Edition

Today’s the day! You can find the young readers’ edition and paperback edition of Becoming wherever books are sold. I’m so grateful to have this opportunity to widen our community, and I'm especially excited for young people to read along as they begin their journeys of becoming. pic.twitter.com/iUonQxJ91l

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 2, 2021

There is no feeling quite like holding a copy of your own book! And I'm so excited for you all to read the young readers' and paperback editions of Becoming. I'd love to see your photos and reflections! #IAmBecoming 💕 pic.twitter.com/6ihV5Io0fd

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 2, 2021

Between Cultures

I felt inspired and hopeful after speaking with students in @TheTellingRoom’s Young Writers & Leaders program. I wrote #APromisedLand in part because I hoped to reach young people like those in this group—the unique voices of a new generation, energized and unafraid to dream big. https://t.co/LP1Ri8Epva

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 18, 2021

'No matter what somebody’s accomplished—the greatest novelist, the greatest surgeons, the greatest political activists—they didn’t start that way' — @BarackObama met with writing students to talk about their ambitions and share his own experience of growing up between cultures pic.twitter.com/6u6i5mPP5m

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 18, 2021