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?
Thirty-four degrees! It was thirty-four here when I got up this morning. Too cold for me, and I know it's only going to get colder in the winter. We are going to have temperatures in the 70s by the weekend. More my type of weather. I'm up at my Mom's through the...
Knight Owl and Early Bird by Christopher Denise
Two years ago, I fell in love with the illustrations and the little owl in Christopher Denise's picture book, Knight Owl. It went on to become a Caldecott Honor Book, which means it's celebrated for the illustrations. Yesterday was release date for the second in the...
Gathering Mist by Margaret Mizushima
Margaret Mizushima brings back Deputy Mattie Wray and her search-and-rescue dog, Robo, in the latest in her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series, Gathering Mist. Just days before her wedding to veterinarian Cole Walker, Deputy Mattie Wray is asked to fly to Washington's...