Outlandish Observations

Some of you may have noticed that WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD is now listed on Amazon.com with an estimated publication date of December 10,

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Here are some poison ivy leaves showing their autumn colors.  (Click o

The audio version of Diana Gabaldon's novella, "Lord John and the Plague of Zombies" , is now available! You can download it from audibl

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) Sapphires are extraordinarily beautiful gemstones. "A jewel?” Lor

Diana Gabaldon's novella, "A Plague of Zombies" , will be released as a standalone e-book on <b> April 15, 2013</b> in the US and Canada.  It wi

I don't have a drop of Irish blood myself, but I'm reliably informed that everybody's Irish on St. Patrick's Day! So, in celebration

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is a painting called "L'Odalisque", by French artis

As I put together my Friday Fun Facts posts each week, I can't help thinking about the incredible wealth of detail in these books (historical, med

I've created a new FAQ page for Diana Gabaldon's latest story, "The Space Between". Go here to see it. I hope you'll find it us

I was just looking at Diana Gabaldon's page on the Random House website , and noticed the following: On <b> April 8, 2013</b> , they're going to releas

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is a portrait of Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746-1817), painted by Kazim

Today marks 25 years since Diana Gabaldon began writing, "for practice", the novel that would become OUTLANDER. She started writing on Marc

Today is the 243rd anniversary of the Boston Massacre , which took place on March 5, 1770.  I posted this last year in honor of the anniversary, and I

Here's the latest addition to my OUTLANDER book collection:  an OUTLANDER First Edition hardcover!  Click on the photos to enlarge them. I'm a

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) I had never heard the term "blue vitriol" before I read &quo

Here are the results of the February poll: How long have you been reading Diana Gabaldon's books? 20.28% - 2-5 years 15.80% - 5-10 years 13.15% - 10