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
David Chaudoir’s Favorites of 2023
My friend, David Chaudoir, has reviewed here once, and I've mentioned him a few times. I'm posting the favorites in the order I received them, and David's was the second to come in. David is an anthropologist and storyteller who travels the world. He and I were...
A Peek ahead
Because I'm trying to read a book every two days for Library Journal, I don't always have time to finish the book I'm reading for my blog. I don't like to talk about them much, except on Thursdays, because that spoils the actual review. I do have a review or two...
Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto
Shoji Morimoto is so determined to do nothing that someone else actually wrote his memoir, Rental Person Who Does Nothing. Morimoto contributed to the book by answering questions. While the whole concept is fascinating, there are concepts that are very Japanese,...