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Books Story Of The Decade: Submit Your Nominations (PHOTOS)

Fake Memoirs? Vampires? eBooks?
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The story of the decade (2001- 2010) in books has got to be a whopper. In the last 10 years we've seen blockbuster franchises like Twilight and Harry Potter; intellectual scuffles about the line between fiction and non-fiction, and the domination of bestseller lists by conservative authors like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck.

In wrapping up the decade we want to know what you think is the stor of the decade. Tweet it at #storyofthedecade, vote in the slideshow below, or submit your own by clicking the "participate" button below.

Harry Potter, JK Rowling(01 of10)
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The decade was dominated by these books on the bestseller lists and as blockbusters in the movie theaters. Some say they got kids, and adults, reading again.
Twilight Saga, Stephenie Meyer(02 of10)
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Another blockbuster franchise that dominated bestseller lists and movie theaters. Are vampires and zombies in literature here to stay as a result?
eReaders(03 of10)
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eReaders abound: the iPad, Kindle, Nook and others, all examined here for features and which might last. eBooks and eReaders have been around since the mid-1990s. But was it the format or the technology that made them take off in the 21st century?
Bookstores: A Thing Of The Past?(04 of10)
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While there are still amazing bookstores around the world too many of them are closing. Independents have closed everywhere, and Barnes & Nobel and Borders have lost prime locations in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Are brick and mortar stores about to die and is Amazon responsible?
Fake Memoirs(05 of10)
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James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces" was just the tip of the iceberg in terms of memoirs that were made up. Included in the decade's list is "Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years" by Misha Defonseca, "Forbidden Love" by Norma Khouri, "Love and Consequences" by Margaret B Jones, "Angel At the Fence: The True Story of a Love that Survived” by Herman Rosenblat. And then there was the literary hoax of JT LeRoy, pseudonym for writer Laura Victoria Albert. Is this the decade in which truth was overtaken by "truthiness"?
Conservative Blockbusters(06 of10)
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Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Michelle Malkin, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter are among those who held top spots on bestseller lists. They held their spots and the market is only growing. Is it a reflection of the changing climate among book buyers over the last decade?
Oprah's Book Club Comes To An End(07 of10)
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It's the end of an era. Some say she got people reading again. Oprah's book club has been a king maker, turning books into bestsellers and movies, and has also experienced some embarrassing moments--being burned by James Frey among them. The big moments are here, so you can tell us if you think of others we missed. Will anything emerge to take the place of Oprah's book club or was this the last great outlet for promoting books in a big way?
Barack Obama(08 of10)
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Has a candidate or president ever had so many books published to become big bestsellers while running for office and in office? "Dreams of My Father," "The Audacity to Hope," and now his new children's book "Of Thee I Sing." Is it a sign of things to come or the last remnant of a bygone era?
The Da Vinci Code(09 of10)
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In 2003 author Dan Brown published "The Da Vinci Code," which has gone on to become one of the bestselling single volume books of the century and also adapted into a film starring Tom Hanks as protagonist Robert Langdon. Following the book's publication, Brown faced plagiarism lawsuits, which were eventually thrown out of court.
Stieg Larsson(10 of10)
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Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson penned the Millennium Trilogy before his untimely death in 2004. The crime-thriller trilogy, which includes "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest," went onto to become a posthumous bestseller.

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