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
Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger
While Lisa Unger's Christmas Presents was better than the other Christmas story I read recently, I think I'm going to stick with Charles Dickens for stories of the ghosts of Christmas past. Neither of the recent books are very Christmassy, in my opinion. Madeline...
Musical Theatre for Dummies by Seth Rudetsky
I pre-ordered Seth Rudetsky's Musical Theatre for Dummies, so I've had it since it first came out in March. Soon after that, I mentioned it on a Thursday for "What Are You Reading?" But, I've read it in bits and pieces, and Margie reviewed it on a Thursday....
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Guilt Strikes at Granger’s Store by Terry Shames
I'm actually jealous that Kevin R. Tipple had the time to read Terry Shames' Guilt Strikes at Granger's Store. I hope to get to it soon because I love the Samuel Craddock mysteries. In the meantime, I had to share this review now so you could do a little catching...