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
The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
How could I go wrong with a novel about dollhouses, miniatures, and a librarian? Elise Hooper's The Library of Lost Dollhouses has all those elements, along with an artist to root for. Readers who don't care for alternating timelines will not be happy with that...
What Are You Reading?
I stayed up one night to finish The Memory Library this week, but I really spent a couple days celebrating my birthday instead of reading. On Tuesday, I spent time on the phone with family and friends, and then went to my sister's for my birthday dinner and cake....
The Memory Library by Kate Storey
My best friend suggested I pick up a book from last year, Kate Storey's The Memory Library. I cried over it, and stayed up way too late to finish it, so that's just a warning if you decide to pick it up. It's a book about family, misunderstandings, and books. Sally...