

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ben Fountain | Rasputin Swims the Potomac
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: A biting satire of American politics and a searingly intelligent novel about the cruel absurdities of contemporary lifeAbout this EventABOUT THE EVENTTickets include a copy of Rasputin Swims the Potomac, guaranteed entry to the event, and a seat in the reserved section. Ben will sign books after the program.All live author events are subject to change. More information about our events and ticket policies can be found at quailridgebooks.com/eventsfaq.ABOUT THE BOOKFrom 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 ambitionsReporter Clarence Thomas Jr. is looking for a great story, former country music teen star Faith Spack has parlayed her fame into a job at the White House, and the two-term incumbent president is campaigning for a constitutionally dubious third term.After an outbreak at a campaign rally, a mysterious new pandemic of “weeping sickness” sweeps the nation, threatening the president’s hold on the Oval Office. Desperate to retain power, he enlists the mystical pro wrestler Rasputin to help ensure his reelection and guarantee additional seasons of his presidential reality TV show, The Real West Wing.But as Rasputin’s appeal threatens to exceed the president’s, and the wrestler’s supposedly supernatural powers start to seem like the real thing, the campaign finds itself trapped in a spandex-clad destiny no number of executive orders can control, one in which both Clarence and Faith are compelled to play increasingly large parts.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.ABOUT THE AUTHORBEN FOUNTAIN's most recent book is the novel Rasputin Swims the Potomac. His work has received the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, among other honors, and has been a finalist for the National Book Award. A former practicing attorney in Texas, he now lives in eastern North Carolina.
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- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 34.81, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Raleigh
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Quail Ridge Books
- **lat**: 35.8385833
- **long**: -78.6448083
- **full address**: Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, United States

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- **organizer**: Quail Ridge Books (https://allevents.in/org/quail-ridge-books/22618905)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 10 Jun, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Quail Ridge Books, 4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road, Raleigh, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 34.81 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Quail Ridge Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Ben Fountain | Rasputin Swims the Potomac ?
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