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 View from the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman takes my breath away with his vision of everything, how he looks at the world. Of his collection, The View from the Cheap Seats, he says, “This book is not ‘the complete nonfiction of Neil Gaiman.’ It is, instead, a motley bunch of speeches...
Laura Bradford On Tour – Recap
Laura Bradford recently appeared at the North Park Library in Evansville, Indiana, launching her book tour for Eclair and Present Danger. It's her twenty-fourth published book, and her first in the Emergency Dessert Squad series. She was joined by Lynn Cahoon,...


