Books Recommended by Politicians

The books most recommended by politicians, drawn from their real public recommendations.

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421 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Books politicians recommend most

  1. Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
    Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost
    Michael C. Bender
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Anderson Cooper +12 more
  2. Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD
    Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD
    Jason Kander
    Recommended by Andrew Yang, Steve Schmidt +8 more
  3. Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption
    Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media's Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption
    Alex Marlow
    Recommended by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity +7 more
  4. Why We're Polarized
    Why We're Polarized
    Ezra Klein
    Recommended by Andrew Yang, Chris Hayes +7 more
  5. Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History
    Witch Hunt: The Story of the Greatest Mass Delusion in American Political History
    Gregg Jarrett
    Recommended by Dan Bongino, Kimberly Guilfoyle +5 more
  6. The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
    The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
    William J. Burns
    Recommended by Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger +5 more
  7. American Crusade
    American Crusade
    Pete Hegseth
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson +5 more
  8. The Case Against Socialism
    The Case Against Socialism
    Rand Paul
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson +4 more
  9. Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
    Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters
    Abigail Shrier
    Recommended by Ben Shapiro, Dennis Prager +4 more
  10. The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future
    The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future
    Charlie Kirk
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle +3 more
  11. Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
    Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America
    Dahlia Lithwick
    Recommended by Jamie Raskin, E. Jean Carroll +3 more
  12. Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves
    Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves
    Rick Wilson
    Recommended by Joe Scarborough, Donna Brazile +3 more
  13. Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
    Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
    Elie Mystal
    Recommended by Chris Hayes, Mueller She Wrote +3 more
  14. The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free
    The Case for Nationalism: How It Made Us Powerful, United, and Free
    Rich Lowry
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Ben Shapiro +2 more
  15. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
    Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
    Steven Pinker
    Recommended by Alexander Stubb, Jesse Torres +2 more
  16. The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
    The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare
    Christian Brose
    Recommended by Tom Cotton, Susan Rice +2 more
  17. I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year
    I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year
    Carol Leonnig, Philip Rucker
    Recommended by Anderson Cooper, Nicolle Wallace +2 more
  18. Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
    Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
    Stacey Abrams
    Recommended by John Lewis, Wes Moore +2 more
  19. Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
    Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
    Sarah Huckabee Sanders
    Recommended by Donald Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle +2 more
  20. Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office
    Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office
    Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes
    Recommended by Hillary Clinton, James Comey +2 more
  21. What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
    What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
    Stephen A. Schwarzman
    Recommended by Mark Carney, Henry Kissinger +2 more
  22. Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
    Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For
    Susan Rice
    Recommended by Barack Obama, Madeleine Albright +2 more
  23. Front Row at the Trump Show
    Front Row at the Trump Show
    Jonathan Karl
    Recommended by George Stephanopoulos, George Will +2 more
  24. American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy
    American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy
    David Corn
    Recommended by Jennifer Rubin, Mary L Trump +2 more

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