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

Saturday Greetings

Saturday Greetings

Good morning! After a week of nothing, you'll all be surprised to learn I have book reviews scheduled for the next four days. Then, we'll be back to "What Are You Reading?" for Thursdays at Lesa's. So, don't give up. Tomorrow's review is from a friend, and then I...

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

We made it to Thursday! I do have book reviews scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week, so it won't be an entire week of nothing. The weather here has been unusual for August, only in the high 70s yesterday. They say 77 and sunny as I write this, but...