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
Interview with Marci Jefferson
Marci Jefferson is an Indiana author, which is why I originally picked up her debut historical novel. I was so impressed with that book, Girl on the Golden Coin, that I jumped at the chance to interview her now that her second book is out. Jefferson took the...
September Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
It's an enormous list of forthcoming books for September, so I'll jump right in today with the title that tops my pick list, Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir. No, I don't have a life worth writing about, but I'm interested in reading what Karr has to...
September Treasures in My Closet
My gosh! There are almost enough September book releases for three days of Treasures in My Closet, but I have to split them in two. I already have an interview scheduled for Monday. So, I hope you find something of interest in the wealth of titles coming out in...