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
November Treasures in My Closet
It might be a week late, but none of these books are released until November, so you still have time to place holds at your local public library or pre-order any books you're interested in reading. These are just the "Treasures in My Closet", so you may know of...
Winners and a Witchy Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Gideon and the Young Toughs and Other Stories is going to Emma K. in Seattle, WA. Max F. from Arlington, VT will receive Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries. The books will go out in the mail today. Let's...
What Are You Reading?
It was quite a week, wasn't it? My Mom, my sister, Linda, and I went on vacation to Williamsburg, Virginia. We had a wonderful trip, easy drive and good weather. But, while we were there, Hurricane Ian hit Florida. The hardest hit areas were Lee and Charlotte...