Editing 2000s (section)

=== Writing ===
{{See also|2000s in literature}}
* The decade saw the rise of digital media as opposed to the use of print, and the steady decline of printed books in countries where [[e-book|e-readers]] had become available.
* The deaths of [[John Updike]], [[Hunter S. Thompson]], and other authors marked the end of various major writing careers influential during the late 20th century.
* Popular book series such as ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Twilight (novel series)|Twilight]]'' and [[Dan Brown]]'s "''[[Robert Langdon]]''" (consisting of ''[[Angels & Demons]]'', ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'', and ''[[The Lost Symbol]]'') saw increased interest in various genres such as [[fantasy]], [[romance film|romance]], [[vampire fiction]], and [[detective fiction]], as well as [[young adult fiction]] in general.
* [[Manga]] (also known as Japanese comics) became popular among the international audience, mostly in English-speaking countries. Such popular manga works include ''[[Lucky Star (manga)|Lucky Star]]'', ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' and ''[[Naruto]]''.
* On July 19, 2001, English author and former politician, [[Jeffrey Archer]], was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice at a 1987 libel trial. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment.
* ''[[Peter Pan in Scarlet]]'' is a novel by [[Geraldine McCaughrean]]. It is an official sequel to Scottish author and dramatist [[J. M. Barrie]]'s ''[[Peter and Wendy]]'', authorised by [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]], to whom Barrie granted all rights to the character and original writings in 1929. McCaughrean was selected following a competition launched in 2004, in which novelists were invited to submit a sample chapter and plot outline.<ref>"How This Book Came About", ''Peter Pan in Scarlet'', preface.</ref>
* [[J. K. Rowling]] was the best-selling author in the decade overall thanks to the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' book series,<ref name="nought lit">{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=2009-12-31 |title=The noughties in literature |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8424600.stm |access-date=2021-11-10 |work=BBC Online |language=en-GB}}</ref> although she did not pen the best-selling book (at least in the UK), being second to ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'',<ref name="nought lit" /> which had 5.2 million in the UK by 2009<ref name="nought lit" /> and 80 million worldwide by 2012.<ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_12530761 San José Mercury News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113003131/http://www.mercurynews.com/celebrities/ci_12530761|date=2012-01-13}} on ''The Da Vinci Code'': "That earlier book has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, was adapted into a movie and made hits out of Brown's previous novels, including "Angels & Demons," whose film version is now in theaters." (5 June 2009)</ref>