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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – One Good Eye by Kevin Wade
I'm out of town until Thursday. While I'll have a "What Are You Reading?" post that day, I'll also be on the road driving home. In the meantime, I have reviews from Kevin Tipple today and tomorrow. Today, it's Kevin Wade's One Good Eye, a book I have on my own TBR...
Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham
Someone on my blog mentioned this book, Receipts from the Bookshop by Katie Clapham, but I couldn't find the post, so I don't know who to thank. The subtitle is what actually attracted me, "A Bookseller's Year in an English Seaside Town". It's an enjoyable collection...
Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight
It was an unlikely scene, an awards ceremony, that made me cry when I read Rhonda McKnight's novel Writer in Residence. My family would laugh though, saying everything makes me cry. This is a strong story about a woman searching for her identity and finding home....