The two men discussed some of the themes in the President’s memoir, A Promised Land, including the power that young people have to make change, the positive impact that reading can have and the importance of giving back to your local community.
They also talked about some shared experiences – being raised by single mothers, the moment they each discovered their love of reading, their drive to give something back to the communities they were raised in.
The conversation, which was moderated by broadcaster and author June Sarpong OBE, will be released in full on Penguin UK’s YouTube at 2pm on Friday 28 May.