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 & A Halloween Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. John S. from Iowa City, IA will receive David Handler's The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes. Julia H. of Excelsior, MN won Ziskin's Cast the First Stone. The books will go out today. This week, I'm giving away cozy...
What Are You Reading?
My confession is that I'm not reading much. I need to get into one of the books I'm reviewing for a journal, but after all of my travels, I just can't settle into anything. The cats are needy. I've been talking to family and friends on the phone. I can't get into a...
A Tale of Two Kitties by Sofie Kelly
Everyone who knows me knows I love cats. And, I frequently read mysteries involving cats. But, I'm not a pushover for every book about cats, especially magical cats. I've always been a little skeptical about Sofie Kelly's Magical Cats Mysteries. Yes, I can suspend...