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 You Are Looking For Is In the Library by Michiko Aoyama
On first glance, Michiko Aoyama's What You Are Looking For Is In the Library appears to be a short, simple book with episodes about various characters. Translated from the Japanese by Alison Watts, it's actually a thoughtful, meaty book that brings the characters...
Winners and An Unusual Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Anita K. from Harrisburg, PA won The Whole Truth. Jana B. from Knoxville, TN won The Art of Betrayal. The books went out in the mail yesterday. Although one of these two books has mystery elements, this week I...
What Are You Reading?
It's been an interesting reading week. I started the week by cramming three books in in two days so I could get them read and reviewed. Then, I spent Monday and Tuesday night cramming in the politics of the Democratic National Convention. By Wednesday morning, I...