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?

We've had a decent week here, but, once again, we're looking at lots of rain on Friday. Our weatherman says we've been hit with rain every Friday lately. That's okay. The weekend is supposed to be nice. If you read my blog yesterday, you know a little about The...

Library Books

Library Books

Do you know what I read the last couple nights? Absolutely nothing. I'm now reading a mystery for Library Journal, but the last two evenings, I napped. I didn't feel like reading a book or watching television. Josh and I napped on the couch. So, instead of a book...