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
November’s Cozy Mysteries from Berkley Publishing
No Jinx today. When I did the book talk, he was laying in puddles of sunshine with the other cats. They're enjoying this week of 80 degrees, as am I. Unfortunately, probably our last one for months. But, Berkley Publishing has books to keep us occupied during the...
Ireland – Day 3 – Oct. 6, Bunratty & The Dingle Peninsula
Note from Wednesday's travels - The photos from Liscanor are actually at the Cliffs of Moher. The cliffs were unbelievable, as you can tell in a couple of my photos. But, you really can't see any of parts of the cliffs, and I don't have photos for a strange reason....
Ireland – Day 2 – October 5
Day 2 in Ireland - Galway and the Burren. The Burren is in County Clare, and it comes from a word meaning "rocky place". Definitely, but oh, so beautiful. But, first, we went to Galway on Wednesday. I'm a sucker for the colors and the street scenes in Ireland, as...