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
Ripped from the Pages by Kate Carlisle
I don't often start a review by commenting on the cover, but Don Craig's cover illustration for Kate Carlisle's latest Bibliophile Mystery is stunning. It beautifully summarizes Ripped from the Pages, the new book featuring Brooklyn Wainwright, the...
New York, New York – Reprise Day 3
Friday was my last day in New York, and the last at BEA. I started the day with a quick meeting with publicist Wiley Saichek, and spent the day doing exhibits, attending a couple programs, and catching up with authors. Terrific way to end the conference. I was...
New York, New York – Reprise, Day 2
Thursday morning started very early. I left the hotel at 6 a.m. to walk to Penguin/Random House. They host a BEA author breakfast for librarians, and then bussed us over to the Javits Convention Center at 9, just in time for the exhibits to open. There were five...