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 Club Babies by Ashton Lee
Ashton Lee wraps up his Cherry Cola Book Club series with the promise of the future for the Cherico Public Library in Cherico, Mississippi. Of course, he's talking about a new generation of library users in Book Club Babies. Library director Maura Beth McShay is...
Winners and a Win the Seasonal Mysteries Before You Can Buy Them Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas goes to Trish R. of Decatur, GA. Prentiss G. from Burlington, NC won Mrs. Jeffries and the Three Wise Women. The books are going out in the mail today. I have two mysteries that are...
My Thanks – Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is my day to give thanks for family and friends. And, I'll start with you, the blog readers who return time after time to read the book reviews or pieces about my travels, and, best of all, to comment and sometimes share what you're reading....