A Work of Counterfactual Science Fiction, ‘The Presidential Papers’ Puts George H.W. Bush at the Plate Facing Fidel Castro

John Kessel’s book arcs between 1959 and 2100, when the last American president, Dwight Andrew Steele, has died. Because the novel deals with the future, you may have to read certain passages more than once.

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum
While vice president, George H.W. Bush plays in an Old Timers' Game at Denver, July 13, 1984. George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum

‘The Presidential Papers’
By John Kessel
PM Press, 160 pages

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