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
Donis Casey on “The Badass Librarian”
First, very important - if you're looking for this week's giveaway, check the post just before this one. And, good luck! When author Donis Casey mentioned that today was Librarian Appreciation Day, and she had a guest post to share, of course I jumped at the chance...
Winners and a 1940s Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Lauren K. from Reading, MA won Hide in Place. Wrong Alibi is going to Carol M. from Monroeville, PA. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, we're heading back in time to the 1940s. In New York...
What Are You Reading?
Everyone doing okay, post-vaccine or without vaccines? I hope everyone is enjoying an occasional beautiful spring day. And, I hope you're all enjoying a good book or two! I won't really talk much about Sarah Stewart Taylor's A Distant Grave. I'm halfway through...