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
Hanging Out with Josh and Books
Josh and I are hanging out this weekend while I finish two and a half books on deadline. He needed the time with me. He’s lonely when I go to work. So, he does sit on my lap while I read, or sits between me and the laptop when I work. I have a guest author...
Left on Tenth by Delia Ephron
I’m going to be the first one to tell you that Delia Ephron’s memoir Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life is definitely not for everyone. Those of you who watched a loved one suffer from cancer or another long, drawn-out disease will probably not want...
Winners and Next Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Carli S. from New York City won Live, Local, and Dead. Karen M. from San Bruno, CA won A Three Book Problem. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. I’m not running a contest this week. Yes, my sister...