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?

What Are You Reading?

It's Thursday! My work weeks are zooming by. As of today, I have sixteen days of work left. Hard to believe. You're the ones who are putting up with me as I'm in between work projects, meetings, and packing at home. Thank you for your patience! I'm not doing too...

One of Those Days

One of Those Days

It was just one of those days. I had planned to talk about a short story collection here today, but I haven't even had a chance to start it. So, for my sister, Christie, and all those who check in to make sure I'm okay, I'm around. Just really busy. But, I will...

Off to The Poisoned Pen

Off to The Poisoned Pen

One of you recently mentioned The Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the fact that you can watch their author events on their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@ThePoisonedPenBookstore. You can subscribe to their channel, which makes it easy...