Outlandish Observations

I saw this in today's NY Times, and couldn't help thinking about the White Sow. Two hundred years later, her descendants are apparently thrivi

Today is the 3rd anniversary of the launch of my blog, Outlandish Observations! In honor of the occasion, here are a few statistics about Outlandish

I was supposed to be flying up to New Jersey today for a big family get-together at my cousin's house over the weekend, but "due to Hurricane

<b> BOOK REVIEW: WARRIORS 3</b> Here, slightly altered, is the review I just posted on Amazon.com for the new WARRIORS 3 paperback , edited by George R. R. Mar

I found out today that the DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS anthology , containing Diana Gabaldon's novella, "Lord John and the Plague of Zombies&q

Here's a selection of pictures and links related to 18th century clothing.  I hope you enjoy them! 1) Here's a video showing how people dresse

Here's an article I found yesterday about Diana's appearance at the Fergus Scottish Festival in Ontario this past weekend.  A very nice piece,

Some of you may have seen the recent article in the UK's Stylist magazine, listing the Best 100 Closing Lines from Books. (Thanks to Diane Brooke

Diana Gabaldon is finally back from her trip to Scotland , and this morning she posted a very long and detailed explanation on Compuserve of what remai

Just a reminder, for anyone who's interested: Diana Gabaldon's novella, "The Custom of the Army", comes out in paperback today, in t

I just heard this from an Australian fan on Compuserve, and wanted to pass it on: The OUTLANDER and Lord John books will be available on Kindle in Aus

Here are the results of the July poll: How long have you been reading Diana Gabaldon's books? 23.98% - 2 to 5 years 16.17% - 5 to 10 years 15.8% - 1