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ABC's of Claire Fraser 25 Aug 2013 | 04:29 pm
While we're all waiting to hear who's going to be cast as Claire in the upcoming OUTLANDER TV series on STARZ, I thought this would be a good time to repost my "ABC's of Claire Fraser", which I first ...
Friday Fun Facts - 8/23/2013 23 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) A hussif (also called a "housewife") is a portable sewing kit. I had never heard the term until I read A BREATH OF SNOW AND ASH...
Photo Contest update! 22 Aug 2013 | 03:44 pm
Thanks to everyone who's sent in photos for my 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest! I've received 49 entries so far, and I think they're terrific. It's going to be a great collection. There's still ...
OUTLANDER to air on Showcase in Canada! 21 Aug 2013 | 03:05 pm
Good news for Canadian fans: The OUTLANDER TV series will be on Showcase in 2014! Here's the official announcement, from Showcase.ca's blog: Shaw Media picks up time travel series Outlander, slate....
Heughan's Heughligans fundraiser 18 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Heughligans.com, the fan-site for all things related to Sam Heughan and his role as Jamie Fraser in the upcoming OUTLANDER TV series on STARZ, is raising money to fight blood cancer. Proceeds from th...
Friday Fun Facts - 8/16/2013 16 Aug 2013 | 03:11 pm
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above was taken on August 13, 2013, during the annual Perseid meteor shower. Click on the photo for a bigger view. (Ph...
Update on the OUTLANDER Photo Contest! 12 Aug 2013 | 03:42 pm
Do you have a favorite photo of your OUTLANDER book collection? Why not enter the 2nd Annual OUTLANDER Photo Contest? All you have to do is email a photo containing one or more of Diana Gabaldon's b...
A wee giftie for Diana! 11 Aug 2013 | 05:04 pm
Here's Diana Gabaldon holding a wee giftie I sent her recently: a plaque that says "Fuirich agus chi thu!" (That's "wait and see" in Gaelic, one of Diana's favorite phrases.) Many thanks to Diana's ...
Tobias Menzies as Frank and Jack Randall! 10 Aug 2013 | 04:21 pm
More casting news for the OUTLANDER TV series! British actor Tobias Menzies (pictured above, from IMDB) has been chosen to play the dual roles of Frank Randall and Jonathan (Black Jack) Randall. Some...
Friday Fun Facts - 8/9/2013 9 Aug 2013 | 03:59 pm
Here are this week's Friday Fun Facts about Diana Gabaldon's books. 1) The photo above shows a European polecat (Mustela putorius). (Photo credit: Lorina Dean, on Flickr.) I love the scene in DRUMS...
