The Obama Diaries

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The Obama Diaries
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Author Laura Ingraham
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Threshold Editions
Publication date
July 13, 2010
Media typeHardback
Pages304
ISBN 1-4391-9751-2

The Obama Diaries is a book written by Laura Ingraham and published by Simon & Schuster on July 13, 2010. It reached the number 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list published August 1, 2010, staying at number 2 for approximately one month after that. [1] [2]

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Fiction or non-fiction

Whether to list the book as fiction or non-fiction was disputed. [3] [4] [5] The New York Times and USA Today classified it as non-fiction on their Best Seller list, but made the clear distinction that it is satire, and therefore more spurious than fact. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "New York Times Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction". New York Times . 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. Ingraham, Laura (13 July 2010). Google Books: The Obama Diaries. ISBN   9781439198445 . Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. Hoover, Bob (2010-08-16). "Politics on parade in books, even during summer". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. "NYT book editor defends putting 'Obama Diaries' on non-fiction list". Poynter Online. 2010-08-03. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  5. 1 2 Schuessler, Jennifer (2010-08-06). "Inside the List". New York Times . Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  6. "USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS". Associated Press. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2 September 2010.[ dead link ]