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
Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
I was always a fan of Frank Warren's PostSecret books. For some reason, Brandon Stanton's Humans of New York books remind me of those. Both collections allow complete strangers to give readers a glimpse into their lives. Warren's postcards are anonymous, though,...
The Old Man and the Cat by Nils Uddenberg
That cat in the photo on the cover of Nils Uddenberg's The Old Man and the Cat isn't the only appealing part of this translated memoir. Let's start with the subtitle, "A Love Story". The sketches in the book are enchanting. The story is just delightful. Nils...
A Halloween Giveaway
It's the perfect time of year for a Halloween giveaway. I have two mysteries that should arrive just in time for the holiday. Have you read Leigh Perry's Family Skeleton mysteries? In The Skeleton Haunts a House, Sid the skeleton is excited. It's the only time of...