--- description: The suspenseful book is called 'The President Is Missing' and is slated to be published in June 2018 title: Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Novel Together image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte650f27b4aa9f385/6988cc65bc6cfce1643e13fa/clinton-patterson-fb.jpg?branch=production ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Novel Together by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2017 4:24 PM CUT  by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 8, 2017 4:24 PM CUT Former President [Bill Clinton](http://time.com/4732712/bill-clinton-george-hw-bush/ "undefined") and publishing superstar [James Patterson](http://time.com/4044331/james-patterson-literarian-award/ "undefined") are teaming up to write a novel. Knopf and Little, Brown and Company jointly announced on Monday that [_The President Is Missing_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316412694/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined")will combine [Patterson’s](http://time.com/4437239/james-patterson-jeff-kinney-jk-rowling-highest-paid-authors/ "undefined") knack for suspense with [Clinton’s](http://time.com/4538329/george-hw-bush-letter-bill-clinton-donald-trump/ "undefined") insider knowledge of the Oval Office. “Working on a book about a sitting President — drawing on what I know about the job, life in the White House, and the way Washington works — has been a lot of fun,” said Clinton in a statement. “And working with Jim has been terrific. I’ve been a fan of his for a very long time.” _The President Is Missing_ is slated for publication in June 2018. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4770756/bill-clinton-james-patterson-novel-president-missing/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4770756/bill-clinton-james-patterson-novel-president-missing/"},"headline":"Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Novel Together","datePublished":"2017-05-08T16:24:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:48:16.768Z","description":"The suspenseful book is called 'The President Is Missing'","url":"https://time.com/4770756/bill-clinton-james-patterson-novel-president-missing/","keywords":["Books","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte650f27b4aa9f385/6988cc65bc6cfce1643e13fa/clinton-patterson-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte650f27b4aa9f385/6988cc65bc6cfce1643e13fa/clinton-patterson-fb.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"clinton-patterson-fb","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4770756/bill-clinton-james-patterson-novel-president-missing/","name":"Bill Clinton and James Patterson Are Writing a Novel Together"}}]}] ```