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
Cat Shaming by Pedro Andrade
You may have seen Pascale Lemire's website or book, Dog Shaming. Now Pedro Andrade follows with a book of photos called Cat Shaming in which cat owners illustrate the misdeeds of their cats. It's not the same. And, it's not the same for one simple reason: cats are...
Not Enough Time
Busy weekend. I didn't get home from Chicago until almost 5 on Saturday, and I worked on Sunday. That meant no reading time, and no time to catch up on the blog. And, tonight I have tickets to see Harry Connick, Jr. I'll be back on track soon, and I have some fun...
Triple Post – Diversity in Crime Fiction
We often hear talk of how crime fiction is the social novel of today. Many of the problems faced by society are reflected back to us through the books we read. However, diversity issues still plague this genre. Things are getting better and there are more...