“When I turned 35, I thought, 'Mozart was dead at 36, so I set the bar: I'm going to start writing a book on my next birthday.' I thought historical fiction would be easiest because I was a university professor and know my way around a library, and it seemed easier to look things up than make them up.”

American author and television writer

Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author and television writer best known for the Outlander book series. She has built a wide readership through fiction that blends historical settings with romance, mystery, adventure, and science fiction or fantasy. Her writing is marked by that mixed-genre approach, which gives the Outlander novels their distinctive shape. The series was adapted for television and premiered on Starz in 2014.