Kirkus Best Books of 2005

Congratulations to Jules Watson, whose novel The White Mare was named one of the best SciFi & Fantasy books of 2005 by Kirkus. Per Olov Enquist's Lewi's Journey is also one of the best of 2005 and got a little write up. You can see the entire Best of 2005 special issue in dazzling Kirkus color as a pdf here.

Jules has the second book of her trilogy, The Dawn Stag, out in mid/late January, and Enquist's The Book About Blanche and Marie is due in March. Both books are already getting great early reviews and they'll probably be picking up an armful of awards again around this time in 2006.

To read a 4-part Author2Author conversation between Jules Watson and Juliet Marillier from Beatrice.com last year, click here.

For an interview with Enquist about Lewi's Journey from Transcript, click here.

--John Mark