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
Favorites of 2023
The number of books I read this year is a little off, I'm sure. I count 156, plus the 27 I've read that are released in 2024, so that's a total of 183 books. But, I moved, didn't read for the ten days I was at my mother's, and somehow lost track of books read in my...
February Treasures in My Closet
Let's kick off the New Year by talking about February book releases. I have a few more titles to share this month than I did last. Even so, if you have February book releases, please share them. I usually don't read books called "literary thrillers", but Claire...
Happy New Year!
It's New Year's Eve, and I always choose to look back and reflect on the year, rather than make New Year's resolutions which don't mean anything. I can think about the past year, and move on tomorrow, beginning with a Treasures in My Closet post. I know a lot of...