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
Have You Heard? Tammy Kaehler’s Dead Man’s Switch
It's been a month since I shared one of Sandie Herron's Have You Heard? posts with you. Sandie listens to audiobooks, which I don't do. This is an opportunity for other listeners to discover titles they might have missed. Here's the note I run periodically before...
My Cubs by Scott Simon
I'll admit I picked up Scott Simon's My Cubs: A Love Story because I enjoy Scott Simon as an NPR host. I've heard him speak before, and he's an excellent speaker who tells enjoyable stories. I like baseball, but I'm not one of those life-long Cubs fans. Simon, a...
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco
I'm the wrong demographic for Alyssa Mastromonaco's story of her time working for Barack Obama, in his Senate office, his political campaigns, and the White House. Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is subtitled "And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to...