Outlandish Observations

Happy New Year to all of you! And Happy Hogmanay to those of you who celebrate it! I had never heard of Hogmanay before I read Diana Gabaldon's

As 2010 draws to a close, this seems an appropriate time to look back at what turned out to be a very eventful year for OUTLANDER fans, and also for m

The Pipes of Christmas (thanks to Diane Mahaley Brooke on Facebook for the link!) Enya (and chorale) performing Silent Night in Gaelic (here are the

I posted this collection of Christmas-themed quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books last year. It got a very positive response back then, so it seems

I finished my latest "re-listen" of the OUTLANDER books at the end of November, and decided to listen to some of the Lord John stories again

Remember the scene in VOYAGER where Jamie and Claire are eating rolls stuffed with "pigeon minced wi' truffles"? (Chapter 28, "Virt

I got a Chanukah giftie from Diana Gabaldon in the mail yesterday! It's a delicious-looking assortment of dates, nuts, and chocolate-covered trea

Check out Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , which is a VERY interesting analysis of the structure of OUTLANDER, and why it was necessary to put J

We have been having a very interesting discussion in Diana Gabaldon's section of the Compuserve Books and Writers Community in the last few days.

I've updated the main FAQ page for this site to include the most recent information about Diana's new and upcoming releases, and to add more d

Here is the list of authors and stories for the upcoming anthology, DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (the

<b> November Poll Results</b> Here are the results of the November poll: What do you think about the new graphic novel, THE EXILE? 19.0% - I liked seeing a dif

This week marks the 4th anniversary of my discovery of the OUTLANDER books. People talk about how these books have changed their lives. Well, in my

We have been having a very interesting, in-depth discussion on Compuserve about Diana Gabaldon's latest story, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hal

Check out the very interesting and detailed OUTLANDER Reader's Guide that Cathy MacGregor put together. Even if you don't belong to a book cl

Congratulations to Diana Gabaldon on the publication of her latest story, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows", in the SONGS OF LOVE AND DEAT

We're just three days away now from the release of Diana Gabaldon's latest story, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows", in the SONGS

<b> LADY OF THE GLEN, by Jennifer Roberson</b> I just finished reading Jennifer Roberson's novel LADY OF THE GLEN , a historical novel which takes place in

The November poll is about (what else?) your reactions to THE EXILE. I think it's been long enough now since the book was published that most peo

Here are the results of the October poll: Have you listened to the OUTLANDER audiobooks? 24.9% - I own one or more of the unabridged audiobooks, on C

Diana Gabaldon has posted an excerpt from the upcoming story, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows", on her blog. This is not a new excerpt

Here are some pictures of historical figures mentioned in Diana Gabaldon's books. Hope you enjoy these! <b> Charles Stuart</b> (I love the way the artist

I just saw this and could not resist passing it along. A Pumpkin Homage to The Exile Really, the creativity of OUTLANDER fans never ceases to amaze me

I have been listening this week to a collection of Alex Beaton's songs that I bought at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in July. The albu

Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser would be 92 years old today, October 20th. Happy Birthday to Claire, and many thanks to Diana Gabaldon for

<b> Attention Twitter users!</b> The lasses from My Outlander Purgatory have suggested that we tweet #Happy92Claire on Wednesday, October 20, in honor of a c

<b> ROOM , by Emma Donoghue</b> Jack is five years old, a lively, intelligent, curious little boy who lives with his mother in a place they call Room. He can

Diana Gabaldon has just posted updated information on the Canadian book-tour for THE EXILE on her blog. The dates are October 20-25. I sincerely ho

The following message was posted yesterday on Compuserve by Nikki Rowe, who manages Diana Gabaldon's YouTube channel . Hi Everyone, Could you guys

Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post explains why the various special offers that Random House has been running lately (like the free OUTLANDER book

Some of you may have seen the NY Times article where Katherine Heigl is mentioned as a possible candidate to play Claire in an OUTLANDER movie. If all

<b> September Poll Results</b> Here are the results of the September poll: What do you think about "OUTLANDER: The Musical"? 20.48% - I like some of th

Diana Gabaldon just made the following announcement on her blog: "I'm thrilled beyond measure to report that THE EXILE debuts at <b> #1</b> on the N

<b> Thirteen Things I Liked about THE EXILE:</b> In no particular order: S P O I L E R S 1) The "wedding kiss" portrait of Jamie and Claire

Diana Gabaldon has been very enthusiastic lately about the idea of Allan Scott-Douglas (who sings the part of Jamie Fraser on the "OUTLANDER: Th

I just saw this on LOL and I wanted to get the word out quickly: Random House is offering a new book giveaway of the special promotional version of

Kevin Walsh, co-creator of "OUTLANDER: The Musical" , announced today on Compuserve that the CD is now available for sale on Amazon.com. Th

Here is a very interesting interview with Diana Gabaldon , talking about THE EXILE, but also about Diana's reading habits. I note that Diana tactf

So, what did you think? Feel free to post your comments and reactions here. I'll wait to post my own reactions in detail until I read it through

It's here! We've been waiting three long years for THE EXILE, and today it will finally be published! Congratulations to Diana Gabaldon and

I have posted a new FAQ page for THE EXILE, here . This information is accurate, to the best of my knowledge. I hope it's helpful to you. If you h

While we wait for the publication of THE EXILE on September 21, I have been looking for some interesting articles about graphic novels. Novel to Graph

The lyrics to the songs on the "OUTLANDER: The Musical" CD are now available on the musical's web site, OutlanderTheMusical.com . If yo