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 & a Four Parties and a Funeral Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Susan B. from Hyannis, MA won The Tumbling Girl. Susan B. from Seattle, WA won Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River. (Good week to be named Susan B.) The books are going out in the mail today. Ellen Byron makes no...
What Are You Reading?
Do you know how much I enjoy reading about the weather you're experiencing? I know that's a little weird, but I enjoy reading about the differences. We're having 80s here, but it's starting to get more humid. I had to turn on the air conditioning over the weekend...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – An American in Scotland
I spent last evening reviewing a book set in Ireland, Sarah Stewart Taylor's A Stolen Child. I'm guest host for her for a virtual event tonight at The Poisoned Pen, so I wanted to refresh my memory since I actually read the book several months ago. Here are some...