June 1st is World Outlander Day!
June 1st is #WorldOutlanderDay ! Please join Diana Gabaldon's fans all over the world in celebrating the 27th anniversary of OUTLANDER's publi... Read more
Memorial Day quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books
As we observe Memorial Day today in the US, here are some quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books honoring those who fell in battle. *** SPOILER WARNING... Read more
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New cast members for OUTLANDER Season 4!
Here are the latest additions to the cast of OUTLANDER Season 4! Scottish actor Billy Boyd will play Gerald Forbes. Many of you will remember him as... Read more
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Alamance Battleground needs your help!
This week marks the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Alamance , featured in THE FIERY CROSS. Here's part of an email that Diana Gabaldon posted... Read more
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Mother's Day quotes from Diana Gabaldon's books
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Here are a few of my favorite quotes about motherhood from Diana Gabaldon's books. Hope you enj... Read more
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Exciting news about the OUTLANDER TV series!
Very exciting news today from STARZ! OUTLANDER Season 4 will premiere in November, 2018 (we don't yet know the exact date) And..... The series has... Read more
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Diana Gabaldon's upcoming releases
Diana Gabaldon has several upcoming releases in the next few months! 1) The paperback edition of the MATCHUP anthology , edited by Lee Child, will be... Read more
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Happy Birthday, Jamie Fraser!
Wishing a very happy birthday to our favorite red-heided Scot, James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, who turns 297 years old today! He was born o... Read more
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Episode Recaps
Re-reading BEES
Notable Dates This Month
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
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