*By Max Godnick* Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's days in the Trump administration [appear](https://cheddar.com/videos/white-house-says-trump-will-meet-with-rosenstein-thursday) to be numbered. So it may just be a matter of time before he pens the Beltway's next glossy best-selling tell-all. After all, as Variety's senior film and media editor Brent Lang pointed out, "This is an administration not known for its job stability. I think there are a lot of potential authors out there who are looking to tell their side of the story." It may be ironic that a president who's [openly expressed](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-doesnt-read-much-being-president-probably-wouldnt-change-that/2016/07/17/d2ddf2bc-4932-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html?utm_term=.072ec0d91ab5) a distaste for reading has ushered in such a publishing boom ー with sales of political books up [25 percent year to date](https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/trump-political-book-sales-increase-1202947911/), according to the NPD Group. And the best-selling authors hail from all across the political spectrum: journalists Bob Woodward ("Fear") and Michael Wolff ("Fire and Fury") alongside ousted administration officials [Omarosa Manigault Newman](https://cheddar.com/videos/trump-will-lose-his-mind-if-dems-win-big-in-november-omarosa-says) ("Unhinged") and the scorned James Comey ("A Higher Loyalty") to name a few. "This is kind of a national soap opera right now," Lang said Monday in an interview on Cheddar. "\[Trump\] is good drama, and that's translating into good copy." Despite [wide-ranging skepticism](https://cheddar.com/videos/fire-and-fury-causes-political-bomb-cyclone) about its journalistic integrity and veracity, Wolff's "Fire and Fury" remains the year's best-selling book across genres ー and the competition is stiff. Woodward's ["Fear"](https://cheddar.com/videos/woodwards-fear-cant-stay-on-shelves) boasted publisher Simon & Schuster's most successful debut week in the house's vaunted history, with 1.1 million copies sold. Less-traditional political fare is having a banner year too. In March, the Pence family wrote a children's picture book about a day in the life of the VP, as illustrated through the eyes of his pet rabbit. That inspired comedian and host John Oliver to write a [nearly-identical book](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs2RlZQVXBU) in which the titular bunny is engaged in a same-sex relationship with another rabbit named Wesley. Oliver's parody is Amazon's [third highest-selling book of the year](https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2018/books), trailing only "Fire and Fury" and "Fear." Publishers can thank the president for serving as an unofficial, but incredibly effective, publicist. His tweets slamming the works of [Wolff] (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/952301373479104512), [Manigault Newman] (https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1029010124881453056), and most recently [Woodward] (https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1039111866956566528) helped the books land squarely in the news cycle, undoubtedly fueling sales and intrigue among would-be readers. "His Twitter rants only served to draw more attention to that book," Lang said of "Fear"'s popularity. The bullish book market appears to have no end in sight. Michelle Obama's memoir, "Becoming," is due in November and is the subject of an upcoming national tour, with tickets selling for up to $3,000. Like his wife, Barack Obama is also signed to Penguin Random House, and his first post-presidency book will hit shelves next year. Even books that have nothing to do with modern politics are selling out. Lang noted that books about history are also on the rise ー specifically those about World War II and President Richard Nixon. "There are certain parallels between those particular time periods and our own," he said. "People want to understand what's going on in the world right now." With a Supreme Court nomination in question, an active special counsel investigation underway, and a revolving door administration, publishers should have no problem finding their next material. For full interview [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/inside-the-beltway-book-boom).

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