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
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday, and I know we're here to talk about What Are You Reading? But, if you didn't get a chance to share 3-5 favorite books last Thursday, feel free to share today. I'd love to know what you enjoyed reading in the first half of the year. I've just started...
Heading to Mom’s
Let's hope I'm not driving in this weather or that traffic. I'm heading to Mom's today for a couple weeks. Looking forward to spending time with her and my sister, Christie. I'll be visiting cousins. There's a lunch planned with friends. We'll do some jigsaw...
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
I'll admit I sometimes bog down in the history in Kate Quinn's novels, and I love history. Quinn is the author of The Diamond Eye and The Huntress, among other books. But, The Briar Club! I only slowed down toward the conclusion of this book because I didn't want...