<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Sen. Ted Cruz, seen here holding up a book at a hearing, is set to make a total of $1.1 million for writing two books.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Writing books continues to be lucrative for senators with national profiles.</li><li>In 2023, eight senators made more than $100,000 in royalties, according to financial disclosures.</li></ul><p>If you're an ambitious member of Congress with a national profile, there's a tried and true way to make some extra money: write a book.</p><p>According to recently filed financial disclosures, 8 sitting US senators made more than $100,000 in extra income — on top of the $174,000 annual salary they each receive — from book royalties in 2023.</p><p>It's an ongoing trend. Last year, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/these-senators-more-money-books-salaries-2022-2023-8">six senators</a> made more than their annual salary in book royalties.</p><p>That includes both Democrats and Republicans, each of whom have <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/members-of-congress-made-18-million-as-book-authors-in-2020-2021-12">cashed in</a> on a mixture of personal biographies, policy blueprints, and political manifestos that they've published in recent years.</p>