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
Book Chat Featuring Berkley’s Forthcoming Mysteries
Release date is all over the place for Berkley's forthcoming mysteries. Since I had six, Josh and I took the opportunity for a little camera time. Here are the books we discussed. Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley - 2nd Below Stairs Mystery Poisoned Pages by...
The Library Fuzz Megapack by James Holding
Today, I'm expressing my thanks to Jeffrey Meyerson. Jeff is a regular reader who really got the "What Are You Reading" post going on Thursdays. And, he's an avid reader of story collections. Thanks to Jeff, I'm about to finish a collection, James Holding'sThe Library...
Two Special Giveaways This Week
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Tari H. of Mount Sterling, Ohio will received Scones and Scoundrels. LuAnn B. from Crab Orchard, KY won Scot Free. The books will go out in the mail this weekend. This week, I have two unusual giveaways. One is a...