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
A Monday Off
Yesterday, I finished my books by deadline, but I have to admit the last one took me forever to read. I only finished it because it was for a review. Not for me at all, but you'll see my personal review in April. I made up for the disappointment by watching my...
A Couple Days off
I'm taking a couple days off. Yes, I do still have a couple of Kevin Tipple's reviews, but I'm saving those for when I really need them. Right now, I'm just taking a quick break. I have a couple books and reviews to finish for Library Journal, and then I'd like to...
Overlooked by Amisha Padnani and the Obituaries Desk of The New York Times
I mentioned Overlooked the other day, but now that I've finished, I really want to take about this book. Amisha Padnani, obituaries editor for The New York Times, and the staff of the Obituaries Desk are responsible for this fascinating book. When Padnani joined...