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
Winners and a Historical Mystery Giveaway
Winners and a Historical Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Sharon B. from Albuquerque, NM won Murder at Haven’s Rock. Alicia K. from Stacyville, IA will receive The Rescue. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away two historical...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
It seems as if California is sending its rain to us in the Midwest. Here in southwestern Indiana, we’re supposed to have rain every day until Sunday. Fortunately, nothing has been said about flooding, so we’ll be fine. How’s your weather? A few...
One Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
One Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
Eccentric doesn’t even begin to describe the people and book collections of Sotheran’s, an antiquarian bookstore in London. Founded in 1761, they found a writer to tell their story, their own apprentice, Oliver Darkshire. Once Upon a Tome: The...