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 Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Shawn S. from Freehold, NJ won Gone But Not for Garden. Linda K. from Woodstock, MD will receive Four Leaf Clover. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away mysteries you might not have...
What Are You Reading?
Strange weather we're having, isn't it? I think it's been strange all over the country. We have 70s one day, and 40s the next. But, we don't have the snow and weird weather from California. If you're having delightful weather in the 80s with sun (Jeff), enjoy every...
April Treasures in My Closet
Are you ready to talk about April book releases? When I talk about book releases a month ahead of time, I hope you realize I do that because library users can get their holds placed on books, and, if you buy your books, you can watch for the ones that interest you....