The Latest Breaking News from Diana Gabaldon

The Outlander creator thinks Canadian actor Charles Vandervaart is ideal for the role.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish offered the author the award via video link at the The National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA’s annual gala.

Set in North Carolina in 1773, Season 6 of Starz's "Outlander," based on Diana Gabaldon's book "A Breath of Snow and Ashes," continues the tale of Scottish heartthrob Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and time-traveling healer Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) as they face the American Revolutionary War as backcountry settlers.

Sam Heughan is set to release his first autobiography this year so we've taken a deep dive into the Scots star's life before, during and after Jamie Fraser, could it be 007 next?

The 15th annual fundraising gala will see the author receive her award in Scotland's Year of Storytelling.

The 41-year-old actor is best known for his role as Highland warrior Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's fantasy series, alongside Caitriona Balfe who plays his on-screen wife Claire Fraser.

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Warning this will contain major spoilers for the first season of episode six.

Caitriona, 42, plays Claire Fraser in the on-screen adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander franchise, alongside Sam Heughan, 41, who plays her husband Jamie Fraser in the series.