The Obama Diaries Explained

The Obama Diaries
Author:	Laura Ingraham
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Threshold Editions
Pub Date:	July 13, 2010
Media Type:	Hardback
Pages:	304
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]}

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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: New York Times Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction . . 2010-08-01 . 2011-01-28.
2. Book: Google Books: The Obama Diaries . 9781439198445. 7 August 2010. Ingraham. Laura. 13 July 2010. Simon and Schuster .
3. News: Hoover . Bob . Politics on parade in books, even during summer . 2 September 2010 . . 2010-08-16.
4. News: NYT book editor defends putting 'Obama Diaries' on non-fiction list . 2 September 2010 . Poynter Online . 2010-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100805065616/http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=188069 . 2010-08-05 . dead.
5. News: Schuessler . Jennifer . Inside the List . 2 September 2010 . . 2010-08-06.
6. News: USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS . 2 September 2010 . . 2010-08-19.