Paula Deen's New Cookbook Now Tops Amazon List

Racism scandal has an upside for her

The Paula Deen racism scandal is having a serious impact on the TV chef's book sales.

In a good way.

On Wednesday, we told you that Deen's cookbook "Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up" had gone from a ranking in the 1,500s on Monday all the way to No. 18 on Wednesday on the online bookseller Amazon.com.

Today, it is No. 1.