Flipping through the December O Magazine at the supermarket checkout, I nearly shrieked aloud to see that my book was number three out of five books that Oprah’s magazine team picked as the Best Fiction of 2010. I quickly added several copies to my groceries; causing the checkout lady to stare at me as if I were crazy. Or perhaps it was my crazy hair and sweatpants? I had a horrendous cold and had only staggered in to buy chicken soup and assorted other comfort food before retiring to bed for two days. The O Magazine news certainly made me feel more chipper as I toasted them with cold medicine!

I am thrilled (and slightly dazed) to report that Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand is #5 in Fiction and #13 overall in Amazon’s Best Books of 2010. It is also #8 in Audio Books. Fabulous news as the paperback gets ready to launch on November 30th. I hope plenty of stockings will be stuffed with a copy of the Major this year, and that its bright blue cover will prove a tasteful token for Hanukkah as well.