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
An Obvious Fact by Craig Johnson
I know nothing about motorcycles, and I usually wouldn't read a book that deals with all the motorcycle riders heading to Sturgis, South Dakota for the annual motorcycle rally. But, An Obvious Fact is written by Craig Johnson. And, from the moment I read the...
Winners & No Immediate Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bill Crider's Survivors Will Be Shot Again will go to John S. from Iowa City, IA. Martha C. from Scottsdale, AZ won Crowned and Dangerous. I'm sending the books out today. I'm not going to be available to run the...
George Takei in Evansville – Recap
As promised, I have a lengthy recap of George Takei's appearance at The Victory Theatre in Evansville. It's long, but the presentation was lengthy, and well-worth the time. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke thanked Evansville's Diversity Committee for bringing in George Takei...