What books has Donald J. Trump publicly said he reads most often?

1. Trump’s own books headlined when he’s asked about favorites

When asked in interviews about his favorite books, Trump has repeatedly named his own work: The Art of the Deal and Surviving at the Top were offered as two favorite titles in an interview cited by Quartz, which also noted Trump’s broader practice of naming books he’s reading in public remarks ^[1]. His authorship and prolific publication history mean those titles are also the most visible in lists of his books on retail and cataloguing sites such as Barnes & Noble and Goodreads, which together document dozens of Trump‑authored titles including The Art of the Deal and Surviving at the Top ^{[4] [3]}.

2. Outside the memoirs: a scattered list of works he says he’s read or recommended

Reporting and compiled lists show Trump has publicly asserted he’s read and likes several other works: he told The Hollywood Reporter he was rereading All Quiet on the Western Front and described it as “one of the greatest books of all time,” and in other interviews mentioned reading an Ed Klein book on Hillary Clinton and “the book on Richard Nixon” without always specifying editions or authors ^[1]. Media roundups and lists attributed to Trump’s endorsements or mentions also include the Bible and The Art of War among titles he’s said he values or recommended in various public statements ^{[2] [1]}.

3. Compilations, endorsements and third‑party lists are noisy and mixed

Multiple websites and fan or aggregator lists collect books “recommended by Donald Trump,” but they mix direct quotes, tweets, books he’s written, and selections others attribute to him — for example, Goodreads has user‑generated lists called “Donald J. Trump’s Recommended Reading,” while commercial and enthusiast sites publish longer lists of 20–48 titles claimed as Trump recommendations ^{[5] [6]}. These compilations illustrate the range of books linked to Trump publicly but do not replace contemporaneous, sourced statements that document frequency or sustained reading habits ^{[5] [6]}.

4. What the evidence does — and does not — show about “most often”

The strongest, direct evidence in the reporting is that Trump has named The Art of the Deal and Surviving at the Top as favorites in interviews, and that he has publicly stated he reread All Quiet on the Western Front ^[1]. Beyond those explicit statements, most claims about the books he “reads most often” come from aggregated recommendation lists, endorsements, or retail bibliographies that show titles associated with him rather than objective measures of reading frequency ^{[3] [5] [6]}. Reporting does not provide a verifiable, empirical tally of which books Trump actually re‑reads most frequently over time.

5. Alternative interpretations and implicit agendas in coverage

Coverage and lists sometimes serve agendas: promotional efforts, political narratives and partisan media amplify books that either flatter or attack Trump, so many “books he reads” listings reflect endorsement, campaign messaging or fandom more than independent verification of reading habits ^{[6] [1]}. Readers should therefore treat long aggregator lists as suggestive rather than definitive and privilege contemporaneous interviews and direct quotes when identifying the specific titles Trump has publicly said he reads ^{[1] [5]}.

Exact sourcing limits this account to what Trump has publicly said or what media compiled from his statements; reporting supports naming The Art of the Deal and Surviving at the Top as favorites and confirms public references to All Quiet on the Western Front and faith texts like the Bible, while broader lists collect many more titles attributed to him without proving they are read “most often” ^{[1] [2] [3] [5]}.