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
What Are You Reading?
I finally finished Eric Grode's The Book of Broadway, but you already heard about it when I bought that book. And, I was reading Shakespeare's Richard III last evening, since I'm going to see it today. I would never feel as if I could review Shakespeare. Maybe a...
Delivering the Truth by Edith Maxwell
Edith Maxwell launches a new historical mystery series with an outstanding, character-driven book. Set in 1888, in the author's hometown of Amesbury, Massachusetts, it's a wonderful introduction to a lifestyle, religion, and profession most of us are unfamiliar...
Seth Margolis, Guest Author, and Giveaway
I always feel fortunate when a guest author wants to write about libraries. Of course, I'm prejudiced, but these posts often touch my heart. If you're not familiar with Seth Margolis' books, he writes page-turners. His latest, The Semper Sonnet, is a thriller in...