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
Peppermint Ice Cream
My cousin, Janet, posted this on Facebook tonight, and Mom and I saw it right after we finished bowls of Peppermint Stick ice cream. It's that time of year. No time to read, but time to eat cookies, crackers and meat and cheese, and ice cream. My nephew and his...
Christmas Lights
Instead of reading this week, I'm spending time with Mom. We went to the library today, and picked up some jigsaw puzzles for the holidays. We played with one of those for the afternoon, then headed to my cousin's for the entire evening. Afterwards, we took time to...
What Are You Reading?
I saw some snow alongside the roads on my drive to Mom's yesterday. That's enough snow for me for the year. I am not a winter or snow person at all. But, I'm here safely, and we'll have a relaxing holiday together. My youngest sister, Christie, and her family will...