Former US president Barack Obama has posted his yearly list of favorite books, film and television shows of 2019 on social media as part of an annual tradition. He listed Sally Rooney's "Normal People" and "Trust Exercise" by Susan Choi as two of his favorite reads. On his list of films he name-checked movies including "The Irishman", "Booksmart", "Marriage Story" and "Parasite. He also called "Fleabag: Season two", "Unbelievable" and "Watchmen" as TV shows he "considered as powerful as movies."