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
June Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
If you thought there were a lot of books in May, wait until you see the June titles. Do the publishers think we all go on vacation in June? I need more reading time! As I did in May, I'll pick out the crime fiction and some other favorites, and then list all the...
Family & Chicago
We're off to Chicago, leaving a friend and her daughters to play with the cats. My Mom and sisters came in from Ohio yesterday. We're heading to Centralia, Illinois to take the train up to Chicago. It's an overnight trip to see "My Fair Lady". It's at the Lyric...
The 2017 Edgar Awards
Last night, Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2017 Edgar Awards. Congratulations to all of the winners! BEST NOVEL Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing) BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR Under the...