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
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
I could go two ways with my review of Jenny Colgan's charming novel, The Bookshop on the Corner. So, today, I'll do the book-related review. Tomorrow, I'll comment about the book's impact on me personally. No one cares about that, except me, but I want to say it....
October Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
It's another full day of books scheduled for release in October. Let's get started. I actually do have several nonfiction titles in all those treasures. Ben Macintyre's Rogue Heroes is "The history of the SAS, Britain's secret special forces unit that sabotaged the...
Winners and Ancient History Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Arsenic and Old Books will go to Julia H. of Excelsior, MN. Susan B. from Seattle, WA will receive Cat with a Clue. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away mysteries involving the...