
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
Amy B. Scher, Guest Author
Amy B. Scher, author of This is How I Save My Life, is guest author today. Her piece does relate to books and libraries, but she has quite a story to tell. Amy B. Scher is the bestselling author of How To Heal Yourself From Depression When No One Else Can (2021;...
Sandie’s Corner – Heart Seizure by Bill Fitzhugh
I didn't even have time to read on my lunch hour yesterday. Since I read an entire book on Sunday for yesterday's review, I haven't had time to finish another one. Fortunately, Sandie Herron read an older title, something a little different that she's willing to...
Talk Bookish to Me by Kate Bromley
Muses. I never really thought about writers needing a muse, however this was the second romance I read this month in which the author had writer's block. In both Maggie Finds Her Muse by Dee Ernst, and now Kate Bromley's Talk Bookish to Me, the author found...