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
Recap – Mary Kay Andrews on Book Tour
Mary Kay Andrews is on book tour for her latest novel, Road Trip. Gramercy Books Bexley brought her to town for a luncheon held at Giuseppe's Ritrovo. When I was in Florida, the audience was considered the "ladies who lunch", women who could be there for a two hour...
And, So On…
I know this is a "book" site. But, is it? Or, is it a place where we can share moments of our lives? Those who are regulars here know we do both. I drove home yesterday, after staying up too late the night before to reminisce with Mom. I was up too early in the...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Brothers McKay by Craig Johnson
It's road trip day, returning home after Mom's birthday celebration. We had about 70 people at her party, including family members who flew or drove in from Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida and California. It was a wonderful weekend, and Mom loved every minute of it....