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
Jeff Meyerson’s Favorite Books of 2025
Thanks to Jeff Meyerson for his list of Favorite Books read during 2025. As I've said before, they don't have to be books published in 2025, just read last year. Here's what Jeff said. "I just went through what I've read and wrote each book down chronologically,...
Anniversary Celebration & What Are You Reading?
I have to admit I wouldn't have remembered that yesterday, Jan. 7, was the anniversary of my blog if not for Kevin Tipple's comment on Facebook. He said, "21 Years! Lesa's Blog is now LEGAL! Buy it and her a drink!" Twenty-one years. I've been writing this blog...
The Charmed Library by Jennifer Moorman
Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in the magic of words, of books, of libraries? Jennifer Moorman's The Charmed Library reminds me of the magic in Sarah Addison Allen's books. The magic in words reminds me of a juvenile book I read years ago, A Snicker of...