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.

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What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

I'll always take a quiet week. We had about an inch and a half of snow on Saturday, but this time it didn't keep me home. The snow is melting, too, so roads are fine. That's always my biggest worry. Don't forget that Mark Baker is our guest tomorrow for his...

Future Boy by Michael J. FoX

Future Boy by Michael J. FoX

I probably wouldn't have picked up Future Boy by Michael J. Fox with Nelle Fortenberry if Linda and I hadn't seen Back to the Future: The Musical a few months ago. The book is subtitled Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum. The book...