''The Obama Diaries'' is a book written by

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and published by

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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.

Fiction or non-fiction

Whether to list the book as fiction or non-fiction was disputed. The ''

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'' and ''

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'' 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.

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* 2010 non-fiction books American political satire Books about Barack Obama Political satire books Threshold Editions books {{US-poli-book-stub