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
Winners and European Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Jeannine C. from Roseburg, OR won The Body in the Casket. A Case of Syrah, Syrah will go to Sharon B. in Albuquerque, NM. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in...
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading this week? Or, what book are you listening to? I've taken a page out of Jeff's book. I'm reading an anthology, Snowdrift and Other Stories by Georgette Heyer. It includes three recently discovered short stories. I always loved Heyer's Regency...
Waking Up in Winter by Cheryl Richardson
I'll admit I picked up Cheryl Richardson's personal development book, Waking Up in Winter because of the subtitle. She calls it "In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife." I always discover something when I read a self-development book. In this case, I learned I'm...