Oprah Effect Lifts New Books, and Old

I hope someday there will be a “Blake Effect”, until that time, we’re stuck with The Oprah Effect. Terry McMillan appeared on Ms. Winfrey’s talk show the other day. On Tuesday, the book had a sales ranking that was above No. 2,000 on Amazon.com. By Friday, it had surpassed No. 150. As for “Stella,” the paperback had a sales ranking of about No. 60,000 on Friday. That’s not bad; it had been above No. 120,000 on Tuesday.