About Lesa's Book Critiques
| I have been a library manager/administrator for over 30 years, in Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and, now, Indiana. Library Journal Mystery Reviewer of the Year 2018. 2022 Raven Award recipient from Mystery Writers of America. Recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award from Bouchercon Board. Winner of the 2011 Arizona Library Association Outstanding Library Service Award. I am a mystery columnist for Library Journal, Mystery Readers Journal, and ReadertoReader.com. Author of the “Mystery Fiction” chapter in Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (7th ed.) Winner of the 2009 and 2010 Spinetingler Awards for Best Reviewer. |
Recent Posts
A Books TBR List
That isn't a typo with "Books". I'm addicted to stories that involve books. Although I worked in libraries for over fifty years, I prefer books about bookstores, probably because I never worked in one, and don't know what really goes on behind the scenes. Today's list...
Ask Me What I’m Reading by Eleanor Goymer
Eleanor Goymer's forthcoming romance Ask Me What I'm Reading is not for everyone. What is for all readers is this quote: "You know, one of the greatest things about books is that if you'll let them, they can be amazing triggers. Sometimes they'll pull you into another...
The Cat Who Taught Zen by James Norbury
I had one more of James Norbury's philosophical books of beautiful artwork to read, The Cat Who Taught Zen. This one is almost as charming and thoughtful as Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. And, there are sketches of both of those animals in this book as the Cat sets out on...