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
Murder in the Park by Jeanne M. Dams
Jeanne M. Dams, author of the Dorothy Martin mysteries, kicks off the historical Oak Park Village mystery series with Murder in the Park. While the writing seems slow-paced and old-fashioned, there are little-known facts that history fans might find surprising....
Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
I ordered a copy of Love in the Library for myself. Maggie Tokuda-Hall's picture book is based on her grandparents' story of incarceration at Minidoka War Relocation Center in Idaho during World War II. Yas Imamura's soft, desert-toned artwork is perfect to...
Winners and Give Me an “M” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Kathy S. from Lincoln, NE won The Bone Cay. Beach Wedding will go to Laini P. from Albuquerque, NM. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away books whose titles begin with "M". Let's...