Released on = October 17, 2006, 6:55 pm

Press Release Author = Friends of the Holbrook Library

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = Author Diana Gabaldon teams up with a non-profit to build a
new library through an unusual fundraiser.

Press Release Body = Diana Gabaldon, best-selling Outlander series author and recent
winner of the Quill Award, has teamed up with the Friends of the Holbrook Public
Library for a unique fund-raising event to help build a new library in rural
Arizona.

Gabaldon has agreed to serve as the "prize" in the fund-raising raffle, and will
have a private dinner with the grand prize winner. The grand prize raffle winner
will also receive round-trip airfare to Scottsdale, Ariz. to attend the dinner, as
well as use of a rental car thanks to Thrifty Car Rental and two nights at the
luxurious Orange Tree Golf Resort in Scottsdale.

Raffle tickets are being sold now through Friday, Oct. 27, and are $5 each or five
for $20. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Holbrook Public Library, a
non-profit organization, and will be used to build a brand new public library in
Holbrook, Ariz. For more information, or to purchase a raffle ticket, visit
www.dinnerwithdiana.com.

Gabaldon is the award-winning author of the Outlander Series and is well-known for
her accessability to both fans and aspiring writers. Her most recent release, A
Breath of Snow and Ashes, recently won the Quill Award by receiving the most votes
from avid readers. She lives and works in Arizona and during the month of November
is actively supporting several Arizona libraries.


Web Site = http://www.dinnerwithdiana.com

Contact Details = Tammy Gray-Searles
928-524-2030