The numbers are always touted when talking about such literary phenomena. (awfj.org)
The Week gave special mention to dinosaur erotica in its «Unexpected Trends of 2013» list, calling it «the strangest literary phenomenon of the year, and possibly ever.» (thedailybeast.com)
Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, The Secret Life of Bees (2002), became a genuine literary phenomenon, selling more than six million copies in the United States and remaining on The New York Times bestseller list for more than two years. (bookbrowse.com)