Outlandish Observations

Here's a wonderful St. Andrew's Day present from Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser in the upcoming OUTLANDER TV series on STARZ. Have you e

In honor of the holiday, here are some Thanksgiving-themed quotes from the OUTLANDER books.  This has become an annual tradition here on Outlandish Ob

Diana Gabaldon's latest story, "Virgins" , about Jamie and Ian as very young mercenaries in France, before Jamie met Claire, will be publ

It's my birthday today! I'm looking forward to a relaxing day, and dinner out with my parents this evening. I always date my "OUTLANDER an

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The fan was an important fashion accessory for upper-class ladies in

Check out this terrific video interview with Sam Heughan! I love listening to Sam talk! <g> Not just the Scottish accent, but the soft-spoken vo

Here's an excellent interview with Sam Heughan in The Scotsman . Definitely worth reading! (In case you're wondering, I asked Diana Gabaldon on

Diana Gabaldon just announced that the new publication date for WRITTEN IN MY OWN HEART'S BLOOD will be <b> June 10, 2014</b> in the US and Canada! Look <b> he

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The Declaration of Arbroath , signed on April 6, 1320, is one of the

Here are the latest photos from the set of the OUTLANDER TV series , from an article in the UK Daily Mail. Caitriona looks great, and she seems to be

Diana Gabaldon dropped a hint on Compuserve today about her planned visit to the set of the OUTLANDER TV series , currently scheduled for February 201

Diana Gabaldon made the following announcement today: "Well. I _really_ hate writing this, and I do apologize….but the pub date for MOBY is movi

More casting news: Prentis Hancock will play Claire's beloved Uncle Lamb! Quentin Lambert Beauchamp. “Q” to his archaeological students and his f

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books.  This is a collection of some of my favorite items from previous FFF po

Here's the latest casting news: Liam Carney will play Alec MacMahon MacKenzie, Leoch's Master of Horse. A squat figure in leather breeks and ro

A couple of quick announcements: 1) I have changed the RSS feed for this site to https://feeds.feedblitz.com/OutlandishObservations . If you have the o

Here's Diana Gabaldon's latest blog post , in response to all the comments on Facebook and elsewhere about Sam Heughan as Jamie. I would really

Here's a brief update on the OUTLANDER TV series. First, the latest casting news: Kathryn Howden will play Mrs. Baird, the owner of the B&B in

I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today.  This is my <b> 1000th blog post</b> since I started Outlandish Observations in August, 2008! Thanks so much

Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) This is a traditional corn-husk doll , like the one Jemmy played with a