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
TLC Book Tour – Home Field by Hannah Gersen
I'm going to do something I normally don't do with a book review. I'm going to use the document TLC Book Tours sent for the book tour for Hannah Gersen's debut novel, Home Field. Then, at the end, I'll write my comments. About Home Field • Paperback: 432...
September Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
Are you ready for day 2 of the curated collection of treasures? This one is a little more of a mixed bag, but it's certainly an interesting list. I'm discussing two of the titles slightly out of order because they have a similar subject. They're both young adult...
September Treasures in My Closet – Part 1
It's time to discuss forthcoming books! I love to talk about new releases, but, to be honest, I have so many September books that I had to be selective. Even then, there are enough books for two days. So, I picked out the crime fiction and the books that already...