The Obama Diaries
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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 1st, 2010, staying at number 2 for approximately one month after that.
classified it as non-fiction on their Best Seller list, but make the clear distinction that it is satire, and therefore more spurious than fact.
Laura Ingraham
Laura Anne Ingraham is an American radio host, author, and conservative political commentator. Her nationally syndicated talk show, The Laura Ingraham Show, airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network...
and published by Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
on July 13, 2010. It reached the number 1 position on the New York Times Best Seller list published August 1st, 2010, staying at number 2 for approximately one month after that.
Fiction or non-fiction
Whether or not the book is classified as a work of fiction or non-fiction is disputed. The New York Times and USA TodayUSA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
classified it as non-fiction on their Best Seller list, but make the clear distinction that it is satire, and therefore more spurious than fact.