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 know I won't be around today. The WiFi in our hotel is terrible. And, I'm spending the day and rest of the week with the family. I hope the rest of you take time to "talk" and discuss the books you're reading. And, what have you been doing? I'll try to catch up this...
Off to Amish Country
My family is off to Shipshewana, Indiana today for the rest of the week. And, no, Kevin, we're not going by horse and buggy. But, Shipshewana is in Indiana's Amish country. We have plans - a play, shops to go to, gardens that look like quilts, meals, and time spent...
Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business
I never read Raymond Chandler's story, "Trouble is My Business", so I'm glad Arvind Ethan David put together a team for a graphic novel of the story. There are a few people who contributed to the graphic novel. Author Ben Winters wrote the Foreword, talking about...