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
Marcia Clark & Trial by Ambush
Marcia Clark was the most recent guest author at The Poisoned Pen. She's the last guest author of 2024, so you might want to catch her discussion of her latest book, a nonfiction book called Trial by Ambush. There are still a few signed copies available through the...
What Are You Reading?
It's time for Thursday at Lesa's! I've had a pretty unproductive week, but I did go to a family Christmas party last Sunday. And, I got up yesterday morning to see that four-letter word that begins with s and ends with w. Bah! I'm looking forward to the next few...
Favorites of 2024?
We're getting close, so I wanted to remind you, if you're interested, or let new readers know what some of us do in the beginning of the new year. In recent years, we've been sharing our Favorite Books of 2024. This is not a "Best of" list. Personally, I know I...