Outlandish Observations: Diana at the Inverness Highland Games

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)

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)

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Diana at the Inverness Highland Games

Diana Gabaldon at the Inverness Highland Games

Here is a video that was added recently to Diana Gabaldon's YouTube channel. It shows Diana at the Inverness Highland Games in Scotland in July 2009. Diana mentioned on Compuserve that this video was produced by Orion Books, her UK publisher.

I really enjoyed this video. I think it's very interesting to hear what other fans think of the books. And the brief glimpses of men in kilts are just an added bonus. <g>

Special note to UK readers: According to this video, and also the Orion Books web site, the publication date for the UK hardcover edition of AN ECHO IN THE BONE has changed again, to 7 January 2010.

Book Tour Update

For those of you in the vicinity of Asheville, NC, please note that Diana's book-tour itinerary on the Random House web site was updated yesterday to add an appearance on September 27th at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville. For more details, see the thread on Compuserve here. (Many thanks to LeeAnne on Compuserve for letting me know about this!)

4 comments:

Lisa said...: Hi Karen! I love your blog! It is my daily check in along with all of the other sites pertaining to "Herself" and all things Jamie and claire! I am giving you an award! I'm not sure if you've had this one already, but I just love your site!
Pick it up here: http://bookblabbing.blogspot.com/2009/08/zombie-chicken-award-and-booking.html; August 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Karen Henry said...: Lisa:

Thank you so much for the award! I'm glad you've been enjoying my blog.

Karen; August 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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Aceh Barat; August 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
LeeAnne said...: You are very welcome! I love your blog BTW!

LeeAnne; August 29, 2009 at 2:35 AM