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
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Of course I was interested in reading about J.P. Morgan's personal librarian, the woman who later became the first director of the Morgan Library. Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray stuck close to facts in their historical novel, The Personal Librarian....
Winners and Give Me an “S” Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Glen D. from Yuba City, CA won Lockdown. Lisa W. from Akron, IN will receive Columbus Noir. The books are going out in the mail tomorrow. This week, I'm giving away books by authors whose last name begins with...
What Are You Reading?
Do you have plans for the July 4th weekend? I know some of you in the Pacific Northwest just have plans to try to stay cool. I'm sorry. I hope you have air conditioning. I know you don't all have it, just as my nephew and his wife in Massachusetts don't. There are...