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 a “Give Me a C” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Willetta H. of Dearborn, MI won Larry D. Sweazy's Where I Can See You. Adrian McKinty's Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly will go to Donna W. of Sun City West, AZ. The books are going out in the...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! Better than almost the end of the week, it's the day we talk about what we're reading. I'm excited about a book of essays. I've only read the introduction and two essays, but it's a wonderful book. I'm going to Paris in September, with three other...
Have You Heard? – The Audie Award Winners for 2017
Each year, the Audio Publishers Association sponsors The Audie Awards to recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment. Because Sandie Herron listens to so many audiobooks, she passed the information on for "Have You Heard". **There are a few...