12 Books About Politicians to Read This Year

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There’s no shortage of things to say about politics, but regardless of where you stand on the political spectrum, you can always benefit from being more informed. Understanding the lives of major politicians helps add context to the movements that they were part of, and the major events that happened during their leadership. The glass ceiling breakers, movement leaders, and first-evers both inspire and inform us, and all of these books about politicians have lessons to offer about power and our country’s past.

Whether you’d like to complete the PS Reading Challenge prompt about “a book about a politician” or you enjoy diving into memoirs and nonfiction novels, read on for our top books about politicians. After reading, you just might be inspired to write the next Hamilton.