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
2021 Audie Awards
Each year the Audio Publishers Association honors the best titles in audio publishing with the Audie Awards. The awards were announced this week. Congratulations to the authors of the books, as well as those involved in the production of the audiobooks. Here are...
Murder by Page One by Olivia Matthews
It's always fun to share release date by reviewing the first in a new series. And, Olivia Matthews' Murder by Page One features a charming librarian from New York who is trying to adjust to Southern ways. She doesn't really want to become comfortable with...
First Ladies of the United States / National Portrait Gallery
The exhibit "Every Eye is Upon Me" is currently on display at the National Portrait Gallery, and will remain on exhibit through May 23. Senior historian, Gwendolyn Du Bois Shaw, curated the exhibit and the accompanying book of portraits. This temporary exhibit...