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
Sunday Spotlight – Kaye Wilkinson Barley
I'm going to try something new, beginning today, Sunday Spotlight. I'm going to focus on friends, authors, anyone who is willing to answer a few personal questions. I knew I could coerce my friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley into being the first guinea pig, or subject....
The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All by Mary Martha Greene
Our friend, Kaye Wilkinson Barley, recommended Mary Martha Greene's The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All: Southern Recipes, Sweet Remembrances, and a Little Rambunctious Behavior on her own blog, Meanderings and Muses. It's just the kind of cookbook I would expect...
Winners and a Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carol K. of Omaha, NE won 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas. Melissa K. of Merrimack, NH will receive The Amish Wife. The books are in the mail. This week, again, I have two books that are very different to give...