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
2023 Audie Awards Winners
I will never share the list of Audie Award winners without thinking of Sandie Herron. Sandie loved audiobooks, and she’s the one who requested that I list the winners every year. In memory of Sandie, I’m sharing those award winning titles with you. The...
May Treasures in My Closet
Let’s celebrate spring with a collection of May book releases. Check out these Treasures in My Closet. Don’t forget to check the list at the bottom of the post! Let us know what May titles you’re looking forward to reading! And, the funny gap in...
Winners and World War II Fiction
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Bonnie P. from Palo Alto won The Mitford Secret. Susan A. from Lexington, KY will receive A Courage Undimmed. The books are out in the mail. This week, I”m giving away two novels about World War II. Death on...