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 Tea Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Helen B. from Bowie, MD won Hatchet Island. Jeannette G. from Benicia, CA will receive Something Fishy This Way Comes. The books will go out in the mail today. I didn't have anything appropriate to acknowledge the...
What Are You Reading?
Hot, hot, hot in California. That's what I keep hearing from friends. I hope those of you who are there are doing okay. I hope you still have air conditioning in California, Texas, and other states where they've been predicting that they'll have to cut off...
Light on Bone by Kathryn Lasky
It's been years since I read one of Kathryn Lasky's books. She's written over one hundred books for all ages. As a librarian, I certainly recognize her Guardians of Ga'Hoole fantasy series. Years ago, I read her adult mystery series featuring book illustrator...