Diana Gabaldon Webcast

Very cool email from Will Hanisko from The Poisoned Pen.  How cool is this?!

Hi Carol, 

I'm an employee of The Poisoned Pen Bookstore and I wanted to pass on a little info about an upcoming event we'll be having with Diana Gabaldon. 

She will be discussing her latest novel A TRAIL OF FIRE on October 23 2012 at 7pm. We've engineered it so that fans can virtually attend here: https://new.livestream.com/poisonedpen/TrailOfFire

I'll be passing fan questions along to her as the virtual event progresses. Right now, I'm really trying to get the word out so that fans all over the world can watch and even participate. 

The in person event details can be found here:  

http://poisonedpen.com/event/diana-gabaldon-signs-trail-of-fire-lord-john-grey/

I hope to see you there! 

Dragonfly in Amber Puzzle

Sooz has created yet another puzzle!  This time it's Dragonfly in Amber!

Click the puzzle to download!

No Chat Tonight: Happy Labor Day!

Chat will be canceled due to the Labor Day holiday in the United States (thus my cheesy, sparkling graphic.  Did somebody say "Edward"??) Hope you are all enjoying the weekend and we'll see you next week!

Outlander Chat Tonight

Outlander Chat tonight.  9PM Eastern.

Outlander Chat Tonight

Outlander Chat tonight.  9PM Eastern.

Outlander Crossword Puzzle

OK how cool is this?

Sooz created an Outlander crossword puzzle!!

Download the puzzle here (it consists of the puzzle page, the clue page and the answer page.)

Many, many THANKS to Sooz for coming up with this tremendous idea and working so hard - once again - on such an incredibly fun Outlander project.

Can't wait to try it out!  Enjoy!

***UPDATE 9/17/13 - the link has been changed to a new download page.  You do NOT have to pay for this download!!

Caledonia Scottish Pub

WHOA!  Do you all remember when I used to wax on about a fantastic, cozy little authentic Scots pub in uptown NYC called Jock Tamson's Bairns?  The first time I ever went in, the bartender, Aiden, actually used the word "sassenach" in every day conversation...and I almost fell off my barstool.

Meanwhile...they closed last year...and Tracey and I (and my Scots-American hubby) were devastated.

That is, until just now when I discovered they have reopened as Caledonia Scottish Pub!!!!

I cannot TELL YOU how excited I am!  They have a MENU on their website that lists their 150 different kinds of whisky!!!  AND they have whisky-tasting nights all the time!  And if THAT weren't enough (and believe me; it is)...they also serve meat pies and sausage rolls!  Mmmm...sausage rolls.  (Said like Homer Simpson.)  If you have never had one; you've never lived.

This is breathing new life into my plans to hold a MOP Gathering in NYC y'all...

PS - Never had a sausage roll or meat pie and want some shipped overnight to you?  I've got just the place!!!