Ben Fountain's Books
In Stores June 2026
One of Lithub‘s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
Named a Best Book of Summer by the L.A. Times & Kirkus
“A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally getting the book it deserves.” —Kirkus (Starred Review)
“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
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk comes a biting satire of American politics and a searingly intelligent novel about the cruel absurdities of contemporary life, centering on a world champion professional wrestler with presidential ambitions.
MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2023
Now in Paperback
A National Bestseller
An Editors’ Choice selection by the New York Times Book Review
One of Washington Post‘s 50 notable books of 2023
“Tense scenes streak past us at the pace of a thriller even as they inspire us to consider larger questions: Does evil triumph mainly because the good guys lack the imagination to foresee how low the bad guys will go?” —Francine Prose, The New York Times
“A sprawling, fierce exploration of violence and corruption in the Caribbean… Readers of international thrillers should pounce.” —Publishers Weekly
Democracy, Rebellion, and Revolution
“It’s the boldest, bravest and most bracing book about politics that I have read this year.” —Bill Moyers
“Hilarious, scathing, brutally fair, and often chilling. Beautifully written joined up thinking.” —Sting
“Beautiful Country Burn Again sits alongside Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 and Joan Didion’s coverage of the 1988 presidential campaign as some of the best political writing of the past 50 years.” —Rolling Stone
National Book Award Finalist
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
New York Times Bestseller
Now a Major Motion Picture
“Grand, intimate and joyous.” — Geoff Dyer, The New York Times
“It is intense, black-humor hilarious, haunting, and feels as if it was written during a prolonged and fruitful acid trip” —Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, in Entertainment Weekly
stories
Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award
A National Bestseller
“…exceptional story collection…” —New York Times Book Review
“In this first collection the author brings the virtuosity of Greene and le Carre to tales of foreign adventures.” —Boston Globe
“Brilliant…” —Seattle Times
