One thing good came out of Iyanla Vanzant's much buzzed-about blowout on Oprah Winfrey's talk show last month; she's back atop the New York Times Best Sellers list.
After the self-help diva's eagerly anticipated return to Winfrey's couch –- after the two had a falling out over 10 years ago –- sales of her latest book, 'Peace From Broken Pieces: How to Get Through What You're Going Through,' skyrocketed –- four months after its initial release.
The no-holds-barred interview –- where Winfrey confronted the spiritual teacher and once-popular media personality about her past transgressions –- became much fodder immediately after its Feb. 16 airing. "[The] tension was so thick that it seemed to suck the oxygen out of the room," wrote blogger Dr. Boyce Watkins about the interaction, which --at times –- didn't seem appropriate for daytime television.
Nevertheless, the book, which was published via Tavis Smiley's SmileyBooks imprint on Nov. 15, 2010, is #1 on the Times' Hardcover Advice & Misc. list."We are thrilled that Iyanla's inspiring message has reached so many people," offered Smiley. "Her mission -- to promote family healing -- affirms why she remains one of the nation's most beloved teachers."
This marks Vanzant's fifth time on the New York Times' Best Sellers list, and her first with SmileyBooks. She previously spent 20 weeks on the list with 'In the Meantime.'
Part metaphorical teaching story, part wrenching personal chronicle, '... Broken Pieces' is Vanzant's phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes story about overcoming great loss after experiencing major triumph.
"A story about how a New York Times best-selling author ends up flat broke, looking for a place to live, how a 37-year relationship ends in divorce by e-mail," she surmised, adding that she shared "the intimate details of how an internationally recognized spiritual teacher ends up on the edge of the bed in a million-dollar home slated for foreclosure, contemplating suicide."
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