Winfrey pick ‘Night’ moves up

Oprah Winfrey’s powers of promotion, undimmed by a controversy over her endorsement of James Frey’s “A Million Little Pieces,” worked a charm on her latest monthly book selection Tuesday, sending Elie Wiesel’s “Night” to the top of at least one bestseller list.

Winfrey chose “Night,” a first-hand account of World War II Nazi death camps, amid a literary storm over Frey’s memoir, parts of which were later found to be untrue.

“Night” knocked Frey’s book off the top spot on Amazon.com after being picked Monday as the latest choice for Oprah’s book club a day earlier. Frey’s book was Winfrey’s previous pick in September.