U.S. Presidential Fiction

Currently there are five nonfiction books on the New York Times best seller list about current or former United States Presidents: Grant by Ron Chernow, Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff, Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger,  Let Trump be Trump by Corey R. Lewandowski,  The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump edited by Bandy X. Lee and one vice president Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden. Americans love to read about their Presidents and other politicians! When you finish up the nonfiction titles give one of these fictionalized novels a try.

Lincoln in the Bardo  by George Saunders
Traces a  night of lonely mourning and reflection as experienced by the president after the death of his beloved eleven-year-old son Willie at the start of the Civil War.

Citizen Washington by William Martin
A fictionalized account of George Washington depicts a man full of deficiencies and limitations who overcame personal struggles to become our country's first president.

Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O'Connor
A historical novel inspired by the long term relationship between the third President and Sally Hemings details their first meetings in late-18th -century Paris and the shifting values that shaped their relationship.

Finale: a novel of the Reagan Years by Thomas Mellon
An exploration of the Reagan Administration shares insights into the 40th President's character and decisions while appraising key historical events and the influences of such figures as Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon.

Grant: a novel by Max Byrd
A fictional portrayal of Ulysses S. Grant captures a distinctive, flawed man who led the North to victory in the Civil War, was elected president, failed as both a farmer and businessman, and fought his final battle against cancer.

Memories of the Ford Administration by John Updike
A university professor includes information from his research on James Buchanan, the president preceding Lincoln from 1857 to 1861, while connecting his experiences during the Ford administration of 1974 to 1977.

Those who love: a biographical novel of Abigail and John Adams by Irving Stone
Abigail Smith marries John Adams and faces the country's fight for independence with him.