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?
Checking in before I head to West Virginia today with my family where we're taking a short train trip tomorrow. But, it's almost a five hour drive, so we're going down today, and staying overnight a couple nights. And, I'm sorry to talk about that and our beautiful...
Recap – Amanda Jones at Bexley Public Library
The Bexley Public Library recently hosted Amanda Jones, author of That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America. They joined with the Upper Arlington Public Library and the Worthington Public Library, along with Gramercy Books to bring the librarian,...
The Grim Steeper by Gretchen Rue
It's hard to go wrong with a cozy mystery featuring a tea shop/bookstore, a bookstore cat, and a witch. The Grim Steeper is the third in Gretchen Rue's Witches' Brew series. I like the setting, a small town in Washington. I also like the characters, Phoebe...