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 and Southern Crime
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. W.W. from Oakland, CA won Bookclubbed to Death. Carli S. from New York City, NY will receive Death in the Margins. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away crime novels set in the...
What Are You Reading?
Are you all okay out in California? I worry about you whenever I see pictures on the news, although I knew you've been okay so far. Let's talk about next week's schedule for a moment. Glen's Favorites of 2022 will be up on Tuesday, Jan. 17. I have a guest post on...
Jeff Meyerson’s Favorite Books of 2022
I think we're lucky that some of our avid readers agree to share their favorite books every year. Jeff Meyerson was the one who originally suggested that we talk books on Thursdays for "What Are You Reading?" I'm always grateful for his contributions. When I'm not...