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
Rerun – Mycroft Holmes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse
I'm rerunning a previous post because I'm in the midst of re-reading Mycroft Holmes for a book discussion on Monday night. If I have to re-read it, why shouldn't you? (smile) So, here's my review, as I ran it some months ago. Together with Anna Waterhouse, Kareem...
Have You Heard?
It's hard to believe I've known Sandie Herron for about eighteen years now. We've never met, but she's been a great supporter of Lesa's Book Critiques. Actually, she's been a great support because I "met" Sandie years before I started the blog. When Sandie and I...
Winners, Blog, Next Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD won Lindsey Davis' The Graveyard of the Hesperides. David M. from Weymouth, MA will receive Steven Saylor's Wrath of the Furies. The books are going out in the mail today. I'll be at...