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 & What Are You Reading?
First, before we start talking about books and what we're reading, I want to congratulate the winners of the last contest of 2022. Both copies of Santa's Little Yelpers are heading to Illinois. Carrie C. from Orland Park and Diane K. from Darien are the winners....
Happy Thanksgiving!
Although I used this several years ago on my Facebook page, it really does define Thanksgiving to me. It's a time to gather together with family and friends, if possible, and be thankful for the blessings bestowed on us. Although in the U.S., we associate...
Royal Valentine by Jenn McKinlay
Can you tell I really only had time to read a couple novellas this week? But, Jenn McKinlay's Museum of Literature books fit the bill. In fact, the first in the series, Royal Valentine, was even better than the second. It's hard to beat a romance with New York City...