Outlandish Observations

As we prepare to ring in 2012, I thought it would be appropriate to have an old-fashioned Hogmanay celebration, as they might have celebrated it on F

Diana Gabaldon's graphic novel, THE EXILE , is now available for Nook Color and Nook Tablet e-readers!  (Thanks to CherylT on Compuserve for letti

2011 was a very eventful year for Diana Gabaldon fans, and for me in particular. Some of the highlights:<b> January</b> - Diana Gabaldon unveils her new-and-i

Here are some Christmas-themed quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books. I hope you enjoy them! 1) It's hard to imagine, from our 21st-century persp

Look at what Diana sent me for Chanukah! The package was waiting for me when I got home from work yesterday -- great timing, as last night was the fir

We have been having some very interesting in-depth discussions of Diana Gabaldon's new novel, THE SCOTTISH PRISONER, in the Diana Gabaldon folder

Diana Gabaldon announced on Facebook today that her latest story, a novella called "The Space Between", is completed! I'm delighted to

Diana Gabaldon was mentioned in today's (December 12) Mallard Fillmore comic strip ! (Click on the picture for a better view.) Very cool! And this

If you're looking for an excuse to (re)read the OUTLANDER books, check out the 2012 Outlander Reading Challenge hosted by Literary Escapism. Here

My signed copy of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER arrived yesterday, and I'm just <i><b> delighted</b></i> with the inscription! In case you can't quite make it out (c

Diana Gabaldon announced today that THE SCOTTISH PRISONER is #1 on Canada's bestseller list! Here's what she posted on Facebook : I am Utterly

I just saw this announcement on Diana Gabaldon's Facebook page : NEWS! THANK YOU! Thanks to all of you who've bought and been enjoying THE SCOT

I'm thrilled to announce that I've made plans to go to Scotland in July 2012, on Judy Lowstuter's Celtic Journeys OUTLANDER tour !  Going t

Here is my review of Diana Gabaldon's new novel, THE SCOTTISH PRISONER. S P O I L E R S THE SCOTTISH PRISONER is at least as much Jamie Fraser

There's an interesting interview with Diana Gabaldon on the Debutante Ball site. If you leave a comment on that interview, you could win a copy of

Here's some good news about the FIERY CROSS unabridged audiobook that was released last month on audible.com . Diana Gabaldon's THE FIERY CROSS

I hope you're all enjoying THE SCOTTISH PRISONER!  Here are the results of the November poll: Are you planning to pre-order THE SCOTTISH PRISONER?

Congratulations to Diana Gabaldon on the publication of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER ! I was DELIGHTED to see the following in the Acknowledgements page: Kare

Here's a comment from Diana Gabaldon on Compuserve, in response to someone who said she intends to skip to the end of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER and r

Check out Diana Gabaldon's interview in Entertainment Weekly . (Thanks to Tracey of My Outlander Purgatory for the link!) Very interesting interv

In honor of the holiday, here are some Thanksgiving-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books. I originally posted these in 2008. Hope you enjoy them! 1)

Diana Gabaldon posted the following question on Facebook today, and I thought it was only fair to give everyone here a chance to comment, too: Well,

There have been several reports in the last few days of people seeing THE SCOTTISH PRISONER in bookstores before the release day.  I've heard from

<b> BOOK REVIEW: 11/22/63, by Stephen King </b> Here's my latest recommendation for the Methadone List: Stephen King's new time-travel novel, 11/22/63

It looks like Diana Gabaldon's official web site has been tidied up a bit in preparation for the release of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER on November 29.

DOWN THESE STRANGE STREETS (the anthology containing Diana Gabaldon's story, "Lord John and the Plague of Zombies"), has finally been pu

You're all invited to come and join in the BIG November Birthday Celebration in Diana Gabaldon's section of the Compuserve Books and Writers C

I went to see a new permanent exhibit at the NC Museum of History in Raleigh on Sunday, called "The Story of North Carolina" . It was very i

For those of you who read excerpts: Random House has posted a preview of the first 19 pages of SCOTTISH PRISONER on Scribd. I think Diana has already

I found out today that there's a brand new OUTLANDER blog, Outlander Kitchen , featuring recipes for some of the foods found in Diana Gabaldon'

Diana Gabaldon posted the following update on her blog today about the unabridged audio version of THE FIERY CROSS, narrated by Davina Porter: OK, I ta

Here are the results of the October poll: How do you feel about the idea of an OUTLANDER movie or miniseries? 36.89% - A miniseries would be better tha

Here are some Halloween-themed quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books and stories. I first posted this collection of quotes two years ago, and I thou

Diana Gabaldon posted on Compuserve today that she finally received her very own first-off-the-presses copy of THE SCOTTISH PRISONER ! I asked her how

Those of you who have been enjoying Diana Gabaldon's posting of "#DailyLines" (brief bits from her writing) on Facebook and Twitter , ple

In honor of today's release of the paperback edition of SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH , here are some of my favorite quotes from Diana Gabaldon's st

I saw the following link on Compuserve this morning and wanted to pass it on. LearnGaelic.net This looks like a wonderful resource for learning the Gai

Happy 93rd birthday to Claire Elizabeth Beauchamp Randall Fraser!  If you're on Twitter, you can help us celebrate by tagging your tweets today w

If you're on Twitter, you can help us celebrate Claire Fraser's 93rd birthday on Thursday, October 20, by tagging your tweets with <b> #Happy93Cla

Just a reminder that the paperback edition of SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH will be out on October 25th. This is the anthology that contains Diana Gabaldon

I thought it was time to start a FAQ page for WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD (Book 8 of the OUTLANDER series), so I've created a new tab at t

I wanted to pass on the following announcement: Lara at The Science of Romance will be holding a Lord John Read-Along in the weeks leading up to the