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
Big Panda and Tiny Dragon, and More by James Norbury
Last week, I discussed James Norbury's book, The Dog Who Followed the Moon. I was so impressed that I picked up another book of his at the library, Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. That's the one I fell in love with. Norbury himself prefers the sequel to Big Panda, The...
August Book Tasting
I went to the July Book Tasting at the Canal Winchester Branch of the Columbus Public Library yesterday. I love these monthly gatherings when we talk about what we're reading. It's just like Thursdays here on my blog, although it's in person. The two women who lead it...
Getting Naked by Valerie Bertinelli
Valerie Bertinelli's memoir, Getting Naked, came out in March. Someone reviewed it here (Margie?), however I picked it up at the library yesterday, and read it in the afternoon. Bertinelli has written other books before that explored her life and feelings about it....