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
Anniversary Celebration & What Are You Reading?
I have to admit I wouldn’t have remembered that yesterday, Jan. 7, was the anniversary of my blog if not for Kevin Tipple’s comment on Facebook. He said, “21 Years! Lesa’s Blog is now LEGAL! Buy it and her a drink!” Twenty-one years....
The Charmed Library by Jennifer Moorman
Do you believe in magic? Do you believe in the magic of words, of books, of libraries? Jennifer Moorman’s The Charmed Library reminds me of the magic in Sarah Addison Allen’s books. The magic in words reminds me of a juvenile book I read years ago, A...
The Shop on Hidden Lane by Jayne Ann Krentz
It’s been a while since I read one of Jayne Ann Krentz’ psychic books, but now that I read The Shop on Hidden Lane, I’m going to have to go back and pick up the books in her Fogg Lake Trilogy. It’s Bruce, the dog in this one, who is sending...


