In October 2013, Baker published his third book, "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House" through Doubleday, a detailed narrative account of the two-term presidency of "George W. Bush". Shortly thereafter, it was listed as one of the "10 Best Books of 2013" by "The New York Times Book Review". In June 2017, he published his fourth book, "Obama: The Call of History" through "New York Times/Callaway", a coffeetable volume about President Obama's two terms in office. In November 2017, it was nominated for an "NAACP Image Award" for Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Autobiography.