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
Sunday Spotlight – Clea Simon
I met author Clea Simon years ago at a mystery conference. It's been a few years, though, since she's had a post here. And, every time I think of Clea Simon, I think of my friend, Sandie Herron, who loved Clea's mysteries about cats. Simon's latest book, Bad Boy...
“The Bookstore Wedding” by Alice Hoffman
A week ago, I reviewed the first Once Upon a Time Bookshop story by Alice Hoffman, "The Bookstore Sisters". It told of Isabel Gibson who fled Brinkley's Island, Maine, for New York City. She left behind her sister, Sophie, and the bookstore the sisters had promised...
Winners and Off to the U.K. Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Catherine L. from Durham, NC won Murder at the White Palace. Carol W. of Round Rock, TX will receive The Burning. The books have been mailed. This week, I'm giving away two mysteries set in the U.K. We talked...