When Will Book Nine (BEES) Be Published?

Dear Readers, I am getting close to finishing writing of and research for GO TELL THE BEES THAT I AM GONE, Book Nine of my Outlander series, but no, I don’t have a specific date. Soon.

After I have finished writing BEES, a lot of further work has to be done (by my publishers and I) before BEES will be on the bookshelves for you to buy, such as editing, typesetting, creation of a cover, etc.

When a publication release date is set by my publishers for the U.S.A., it will be prominently displayed here on my official website and on my official social media accounts! Publishers in other countries will determine the release dates in their areas, which vary.

The BEES Publication Date Won’t Be A Secret!

I’m so glad that many of you are looking forward to this book being published. Be assured as soon as a U.S. publication date is known, it will be prominently posted here on my official homepage and on my official BEES webpage! The releases for international editions will be either on the same date or after the U.S. edition is published.

Please check back on this website periodically for news. Thanks!

Read more:

Brief Explanation Of How Publishing Works, my blog entry from January 5, 2020.

What “Finished” Means To An Author, my blog entry from August 3, 2015, which also has a flow chart of the multiple steps necessary to publish a book once the manuscript is completed.

Latest Excerpts (“Daily Lines”) From BEES

Have you read my latest Excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) from GO TELL THE BEES THAT I HAVE GONE? Here are the most recent:

“Better A Lobster…,” released on Saturday, May 23, 2020.“Gun-runners,” released on Thursday, May 16, 2020.

“A Wise Man,” released on April 30, 2020.

“To Kill A Dozen Men,” released on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

“A Good Friend,” released on Friday, April 3, 2020.

On March, 2019, I released a (tentative) list of chapter titles for BEES.

For more information at any time about my progress on BEES, and to access excerpts (aka “Daily Lines”) released so far, please visit my official BEES webpage at:

http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/book-nine-outlander-series/

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And, of course, the Novel Coronavirus situation has affected my appearances in 2020, since events have been cancelled or converted to online versions.

At right: Photo of me signing books at the 2018 Paris Book Festival in Paris, France.

My Writing Process

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My Methadone List

Looking for something to read until GO TELL THE BEES THAT I HAVE GONE is released? Check out my suggestions of books that I recommend by other authors in my Methadone List.

Masks image: The large mask next to me is actually a contemporary piece—it’s a bronze by an artist named Hib Sabin, and is called “Raven Mask (Large).” We’ve always called it the Plague Doctor, though, for obvious reasons…

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