August 24, 2023

New Article: Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander series, will visit Yorktown.

From Daily Press/Virginia Gazette News:

Diana Gabaldon, the author of the best-selling “Outlander” novels that inspired a successful television series, plans to visit Yorktown for two days in September, giving a lecture and walking the battlefield.

“My talk came at an opportune time,” she said in a recent telephone interview from her Arizona home, “because I’m now working on my 10th book, and it will include the end of the American Revolution at Yorktown.”

Although Gabaldon has walked the Yorktown battlefield twice in the past three years, “I plan to stay an extra day to walk again” over the fields, putting the atmosphere firmly in her mind. “And, oh yes, Jamie (one of the series’ two main characters) will be at Yorktown.”

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New Article: Sam Heughan for the Edinburgh Evening News discussing the city and his favorite spot there.

From Edinburgh News:

Outlander actor Sam Heughan has revealed his favourite spot in Scotland – and it’s right here in Edinburgh.

The Scottish star, who plays highland warrior Jamie Fraser in the hit time-travel series, has travelled the length and breadth of his home country for his Men in Kilts show.

Somewhat surprisingly, the 42-year-old didn’t pick out one of our magnificent mountains or glens, or even one of the country’s many famous lochs – instead he opted for visitor attraction right in the heart of Scotland’s capital city.

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