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
Kevin’s Corner Annex – A Reluctant Saint by Tricia Fields
I'm going to try this a little different today to see if it's my formatting that is the problem with the opening paragraph of Kevin Tipple's reivews. I think it is. Kevin thinks it's his formatting. No matter what, though, I appreciate his reviews. He and I are both...
What Are You Reading?
Yes, I'm frantically reading for both moderating a panel and reviews for Library Journal. But, I took time to walk a couple days this week in parks here in the Columbus area. My sister, her dog, and I go. They could walk for a much longer time than I can, but I'm glad...
Jeremy Deller at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023
I really wanted to share Rosemary Kaye's coverage of a couple events at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. I'm hoping the photos come through. Those were taken by Robin Mair from The Edinburgh Reporter. Thank you, Rosemary, for your patience. ‘Did you learn...