Today Tonight reporter Sally Obermeder tops bestseller list Obermeder with her best-seller. SALLY Obermeder can now boast "best-selling author" status with her book reaching No. 1 this week. The Today Tonight reporter's account of her battle with breast cancer hit the shelves this month and on Friday topped the Australian bestseller list, just in time for Mother's Day. "It is beyond my wildest expectation," said Obermeder, 39.