Sales of Deen’s Cookbooks Soar After Firing

NEW YORK—Another celebrity has once again confirmed the adage that any type of publicity is good publicity, even if it casts the person in question as a racist.

Southern belle cookbook author and celebrity chef Paula Deen, recently ousted for admitting in a court deposition to using a racial slur and summarily fired by the Food Network, saw sales of two cookbook titles explode in a 24-hour period last Tuesday.