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?
I think it's perfect that we're starting 2026 with the "What Are You Reading?" post. I love that we're sharing the books that are starting the year, and sharing how we're starting the new year. My Treasures in My Closet post will be up tomorrow. In fact, it's...
New Year’s Eve – 2025
Something a little different this New Year's Eve, both for the blog, and for me. Fireworks and toasts didn't seem to work last year. 2025 wasn't the best year for many of us. So, this year, it's books and light. That seems appropriate for the books we discuss, and...
Favorite Books of 2025
Some years I have a hard time even coming up with ten books for my list of favorites. This year, I cut a few out. It's just my own preference to do ten. I tell people who send their lists that they don't have to limit it to ten. As Mark Barker said, it's supposed...