Thanks again to everyone who is reading and enjoying The Twelfth Imam. And a special thanks to all of you who are sending me emails with your reviews and comments. Even though I may not be able to get back to each of you personally, I really appreciate your notes very much. In recent days, we’ve learned that The Twelfth Imam will hit #8 on the New York Times hardcover fiction best-seller on November 7th — the list is already posted online, and will be printed in the NYT Book Review next Sunday. The novel also is highlighted in the Times’ “Inside The List” column, which will be published next Sunday, as well. At the same time, the novel has hit #8 on the Publishers Weekly hardcover fiction bestseller list, and has hit #10 on the Wall Street Journal hardcover fiction bestseller list.

HEADLINES TO TRACK:

• Israeli Prime Minister heading to U.S. later this week
• The Joshua Fund calling for 50 visionary pastors, ministry leaders and/or Christian radio stations to bring tours to Israel next May for the 2011 Epicenter Conference
• Iran’s Ahmadinejad congratulates Brazilian presidential elect (a former Marxist guerrilla)