Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth is a 2019 fiction book by Rachel Maddow.

"[5] Publishers Weekly gave the book a mixed review, writing, "the resulting hodgepodge doesn't always support her portrayal of oil and gas as a 'singularly destructive industry' that 'effectively owns' governments; her absorbing account of Putin's skullduggery is really about a vampiric government victimizing the oil industry (and includes an unconvincing link to Trump-Russia collusion theories).

[7] Carol Haggas of Booklist gave the book a rave review, writing, "Maddow brings her laser-like intuitiveness and keen and wily perception to Big Oil, that stalwart of global economics, and the shadowy nexus of commerce and politics.

"[9] David M. Shribman of The Boston Globe gave the book a positive review, writing, "Maddow builds a case of cross-cultural corruption that is marred only by the occasional informality of her prose and her sometimes-distracting wise-guy rhetoric.

"[10] In March 2021, the audiobook version of Blowout, recorded by Maddow, won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (beating out recordings by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Ronan Farrow.