The Nielsen Company created a list of the bestselling Oprah's Book Club selections over the past ten years, now that Oprah Winfrey's show is coming to an end. Oprah had a huge influence on book sales. Books by Eckhart Tolle, James Frey and Elie Wiesel each sold over two million copies.
Rank
Author
Ttitle
Release
Unit Sales to Date
1
Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth
Jan-05
3,370,000
2
James Frey
A Million Little Pieces
Sep-05
2,695,500
3
Elie Wiesel
Night
Jan-06
2,021,000
4
Cormac McCarthy
The Road
Mar-07
1,385,000
5
Joyce Carol Oates
We Were the Mulvaneys
Jan-01
1,348,000
6
John Steinbeck
East of Eden
Jun-03
1,314,000
7
Ken Follett
The Pillars of the Earth
Nov-07
1,109,000
8
Gabriel García Márquez
Love in the Time of Cholera
Oct-07
817,000
9
Gwyn Hyman Rubio
Icy Sparks
Mar-01
794,000
10
David Wroblewski
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Oct-08
770,000
Source: The Nielsen Company/ BookScan
*Figures rounded to the nearest hundred. Does not include sales from Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club.
You can find a list of Oprah's book picks over the years here on readersread.com.
