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
Out Law: A Dresden File Novella by Jim Butcher
If you're going to pick up Jim Butcher's latest Dresden File novella, Out Law, you should have read the book Twelve Months. Butcher brings back several characters from the book who help in Harry Dresden's latest fight. A morning visitor surprises Harry, Gentleman John...
Friday, May 22
I'm sorry. Once again, my blog is not working, and I can't get into it to post. I'm sorry for the last people who commented on Thursday, because I couldn't read your comments. Most of all, I'm sorry that you all have tried to reach Lesa's Book Critiques, and have been...
What Are You Reading?
I had a great week! My best friend, Donna, came in from Evansville. She and I worked together at the library there for ten years. When I first started, I worked on the first floor and she worked on the third. We'd meet in the stairwell in between and talk books. It...