I actually heard the news at my local Half Price Books store. I was turning in a spare copy of Voyager and the clerk told me the series had won. So now he sales they are “selling a lot of them.”

If only he knew!!!!!

I absolutely love the series. My daughter does too!! I’ve read thru to the last book and have done some repeating, so I have to keep my mouth shut, because she hasn’t finished Drums of Autumn yet.

Watching Season 4 now and always wonder how you feel about some of the changes made in the television adaptation?

I want to yell “Where’s the heat??!!!” I love the opening chapter of Drums of Autumn and the oppressive heat you describe is almost like another character. So am surprised it is missing at the beginning of the show.

Oh well, I know what’s to come and can enjoy it unfolding before my eyes now.

Congratulations on the Great American Read win!! Well deserved & I hope it brings even more readers.

She casually mentioned one day that she was reading a series of books and had read all eight of them so many times she had lost count. Again, I was amazed and envious but I believed that this Outlander series was just another opportunity for failure. The next day I inherited a Nook and thought this was a sign so I ordered the first Outlander book. Yesterday I finished book eight for the fourth, fifth or sixth time. I have lost count.

Until I learned about this Great American Read award, I thought it was the convenience of the Nook that broke the spell I was under. Now I know these books are special and Diana is a unique author as I have no experience in this area. Maybe I will give To Kill a Mockingbird a try? Thank you Diana!

Barbara