Rasputin Swims the Potomac

It's time for a new season of The Real West Wing, and viewers are looking forward to watching the President run for his third term, recently cleared by the Supreme Court. There may or may not be a new weeping sickness sweeping the nation, and an unlikely hero is recruited to join the President's campaign – mystical pro-wrestler Rasputin. (That Rasputin? Maybe.)

An intriguing and diverse cast of characters spanning the political spectrum, including a reporter with the same name as a Supreme Court judge, a former country music teen star, and a wayward First Lady, find themselves spinning into spandex-clad destiny no number of executive orders can control.

Hilarious, compelling, and tragically relevant, Rasputin Swims the Potomac is both an escape and a warning, a scathing satire that explores the twists and turns of American democracy as it hurtles toward authoritarianism.

"Fiction is truer than real life in Rasputin Swims the Potomac, an audacious, rip-roaring, and terrifying good time. Don't read ABOUT this book – it will sound too crazy! Dive in and see for yourself... Ben Fountain is a prophet, comic genius and a master storyteller." – MARIA SEMPLE, author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette and Go Gentle

"Fountain turns this scathing satire to the most relevant story of our time: the twists and turns of American democracy as it hurtles toward authoritarianism" ― LitHub

"Fountain goes on to have about as much fun as you can have with the 26 letters of the alphabet... A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally getting the book it deserves" ― Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review