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
Love Literary Style by Karin Gillespie
I was captivated by the summary of Karin Gillespie's novel, Love Literary Style. Aaron Mite is a literary snob who meets Laurie Lee at a writers' colony, and thinks she's another literary novelist. When he realizes she an indie published romance writer, he's...
December Treasures in My Closet
The publishers know even readers are busy during December. My pile of books for December is quite small. But, January and February are already overwhelming. So, enjoy a one-day post of forthcoming books, the December Treasures in My Closet. Elizabeth J. Duncan...
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...