was already having one heck of a year. The Portland author's book,

has been a critical and popular blockbuster, a best-seller, and is being developed for the movies by Reese Witherspoon.

Plus, Strayed's identity as "Sugar," the popular advice columnist on the Rumpus Web site, was revealed around the same time "Wild" was published. Strayed has a book collection of her "Dear Sugar" columns coming up.

And now this: As the New York Times reports:

Strayed posted a link to the New York Times story on her Facebook page, with the comment, "My secret is out."

-- Kristi Turnquist