• “The smartest historical sci-fi adventure-romance story ever written by a science Ph.D. with a background in scripting 'Scrooge McDuck' comics.”—Salon.com
  • A time-hopping, continent-spanning salmagundi of genres.”
    —ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
  • “These books have to be word-of-mouth books because they're too weird to describe to anybody.”
    —Jackie Cantor, Diana's first editor

Santa Fe International Literary Festival – May 19!

2023-santafefest-DG-Tira-HowardOn Sunday, May 19, I will participate in a festival session titled “On Stage with Diana Gabaldon, Roxana Robinson and Douglas Preston” at the Santa Fe International Literary Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the beautiful, historic gem of the Southwest. We will discuss the collaborative novel, FOURTEEN DAYS. Paid tickets for the session are required.

A book signing will follow the author session for attendees.

For more information, see my Appearances webpage:

https://dianagabaldon.com/appearances

At right, a photo of me from the 2023 Festival. Photo credit: Tira Howard.


My News Webpage

For recent news about my writing and the tv series adaptations, please visit my News webpage.

My posts to social media are included. This might be useful for those who prefer to surf the web and don’t use Facebook or X/Twitter.


Season 7, Part 2 Coming in November…

Excitement! Season 7, Part 2 of the Outlander tv series will be released in November of this year! (No, they haven’t announced a specific date (are we surprised?), just November—but this is Definitely Progress!


Latest Excerpts – Book Ten:

If you have finished reading BEES, you may enjoy these excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from Book Ten in my Outlander series of novels, which I am working on now.

Note that these bits of Book Ten MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. Excerpts are listed by temporary descriptive titles, with the newest one listed first:

2024-04-01-SpringCitrus-DG-crop    “A Battle’s Not A War.” An Easter-Egg to celebrate the holiday and the arrival of Spring! (Also my current blog entry, shown at right on this homepage.) Released on Monday, April 1, 2024.

    “Ticks and Things…” An excerpt originally released on April 7, 2023 on my social media. A great conversation between Jamie and William finally added here to my website on March 29, 2024.

    “Two Excerpts To Celebrate March 6, 1988.” A bit of Book Ten to celebrate the day I began writing OUTLANDER. Released on Friday, March 8, 2024.

    “An Excess of Eyes:” Using a bit of BOOK TEN, I explore how to evoke facial expressions in writing (in a blog post). Released on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

    “My shield and buckler…” Released on Thursday, January 11, 2024.

    “Frog-legs… and a lot of beer.” A small New Year’s treat, but know that it DOES contain spoilers. This blog post allows your public web comments. Released on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

Book Ten (which doesn’t yet have a title) will be the tenth in my Outlander series of major novels which focus on Jamie and Claire.

Visit my official Book Ten webpage for more information and access to other excerpts released so far.


Signed Copies of My Books

2021-12-Diana-Pen-BEESThe Poisoned Pen sells new, signed copies of books I have written, including the beautiful hardcover anniversary editions of my first four novels in the OUTLANDER series, and many others. The Pen is my hometown independent bookstore, and kindly makes new books signed by me available to readers who cannot attend one of my book signings.

The cost is the list price of a book plus shipping; there is no charge for my signature. The friendly staff at the Pen are glad to answer any questions you may have.

Click here to browse my books currently available from the Pen online.


Shapes and Themes of My Outlander Novels

Want to know more about my books? How I write them? Here are a few of my blogs and webpages to explore:

indian-speckled-cobra-wikipedia“The Shape of Things:” All my books have an internal geometric or natural shape that emerges in the course of the work, and once I’ve seen it, the writing goes much faster. (BEES is a snake!) Read more…

“One Word Speaks Volumes (Themes of the Novels):” Some intelligent NPR interviewer asked me one day whether I could sum up the book we were talking about in a single sentence—and I realized that in fact, I could summarize the theme of each book in a single word. Read more…

My Writer’s Corner (What I Do) Resource has links to many of my essays and webpages which describe my writing process and other information. More…


As of November, 2021, more than 50 million of my books have been published in 38 languages and 114 countries around the world. Thank you, dear readers!


This is the only official website for Diana Gabaldon, bestselling author of the OUTLANDER series of major novels, the Lord John series, and other works.

This homepage was last updated on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 5:45 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) by Diana Gabaldon or Loretta, Diana’s Webmistress.

When Will the Next Book Be Out?


Currently I am working on Book Ten (no title yet) in my OUTLANDER series of major novels that focus on Jamie and Claire. Book Ten will be another Large Novel, so it will take some time (several years at least) to complete.

Click here to visit my Book Ten webpage for current news and excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from this new novel.

Book Ten will follow GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE (nicknamed “BEES”), the ninth book in my OUTLANDER series of major novels featuring Jamie and Claire. BEES was first released on November 23, 2021.

In my Happy New Year – 2024 blog post, I discuss my plans for the year, including Book Ten.

Follow Diana Online

There are several ways to connect with me online. Besides adding new blogs and information to these webpages, I regularly post entries and communicate with readers on my official Facebook and Twitter pages. For videos, visit my YouTube page. An RSS feed is available for web page updates. (Clickable icons are below.)

E-Newsletter

Would you like to receive periodic Outlandish Updates by e-mail, such as information about new Outlander and Lord John releases? Visit the sign-up page to start receiving free e-newsletters distributed by Random House (U.S.) More information…

TheLitForum.com

You may also join me in multiple current discussions about my books and short fiction on TheLitForum.com You’ll need to create your account (with a user name and password) to join in; just follow the instructions on the website. One you have your login created, click here to go to my Diana Gabaldon Forum directly. TheLitForum.com is a descendant of the discontinued Compuserve Lit Forum, which I’ve been a part of since the late 1980s (before Outlander was published).