Hope everyone has a fun and safe New Year’s celebration. Remember, drink just enough to stop caring.

With 2005 at a close, BOOKGASM pauses to thank everyone who’s supported it in this first year: authors, publicists and, most importantly, the readers. We have fun doing it, so if you have fun reading it, tell people about it.

We hope you’ve enjoyed our week-long year-end coverage. As promised, we’ll return next week to begin unloading our stockpile of reviews, spotlighting new books in horror (BERSERK, THE UNDEAD: ZOMBIE ANTHOLOGY), sci-fi/fantasy (CHILDREN OF THE COMPANY, RETURN TO QUAG KEEP), mystery/suspense (NIGHT WALKER, A MEAL TO DIE FOR, THE LAST TEMPLAR) and even comics (FABLES: HOMELANDS, SWAMP THING: SPONTANEOUS GENERATION). Plus, we’ve got interview with Ray Morton, author of the new KING KONG: THE HISTORY OF A MOVIE ICON FROM FAY WRAY TO PETER JACKSON, and ROAD TO PARADISE’s Max Allan Collins. Until then, * clink! *