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
Winners and Historical Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carol K. from Omaha, NE won Macarons Can Be Murder. Riley S. from Fort Pierce, FL will receive Murder is a Piece of Cake. The books will go out in the mail this morning. I'm moving in a little over a month, and I...
What Are You Reading?
Let's chat. As most of you know, I'm retiring from my day job on Aug. 31. Then, I'm moving to Ohio on September 18. Word of warning: it's not wise to retire and move at the same time. I took yesterday afternoon off to run errands, going six places, and half of...
All the Beauty in the World by Patrick Bringley
I can see why Kaye Wilkinson Barley said she treasures this book. My friend, Donna, recommended Patrick Bringley's All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me. They are both right. It's a beautiful, sometimes moving, book. Patrick Bringley's...