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?
Neither rain nor storms nor snow nor 78 degrees in Florida can prevent us from gathering here on a Thursday to talk about books. I hope you're all doing okay this week. Let us know! I can tell you what I just finished, but it won't be released until May 30. I read...
Carolyn Korsmeyer, Guest Author
Today, I'd like to welcome Carolyn Korsmeyer as guest author. Carolyn Korsmeyer is both a novelist and a philosopher. She is especially interested in how the senses and emotions are engaged by works of art, themes prominent in three of her philosophy books: Things:...
Glen Davis’ Favorites of 2022
I'm going to let Glen Davis' choices of Favorite Books of 2022 speak for themselves. I do look forward to his weekly reviews on Thursday. Glen always has some interesting comments. And, I'm going to say that I agree with his summary of the books from last year. I...