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
Happy Saturday!
Happy Saturday! I love Saturdays, home with Josh and all kinds of books. This Saturday, though, I have to finish packing up books from a bookcase, and empty out a highboy. I think I have someone who will take both of them. I need to be ready. That's good because it...
Winners and Contest Hiatus
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Jody C. from Salina, KS will receive Christmas Mittens Murder. Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas is heading to Julia H. from Excelsior, MN. The books will go out in the mail today. As I mentioned, I'm taking a...
What Are You Reading?
No one had big complaints about the weather last week, except for the heat. Now, with last week's tropical storm in California, and the results of the storm that hit Texas, I'm hoping everyone is okay. We're only having heat - temperatures between 95 and 99. I can...