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
A Cozy Mystery Giveaway
A Cozy Mystery Giveaway
This week, I’m giving away two cozy mysteries. Let’s start with Vicki Delany’s A Three Book Problem. Gemma Doyle is back on the case in bestselling author Vicki Delany’s seventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery when a poisoned dart ends in...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
I hope you have books to talk about today. I admit with all the excitement of the Raven Award and New York City, I haven’t really settled into a book. I keep picking up books and putting them down. Eventually, I’ll find something I really want to read....
June Treasures in My Closet
June Treasures in My Closet
It’s a few days late, but at least it isn’t June yet, so you still have time to place holds at the library or pre-order you favorite books at your local bookstore. And, this month’s list isn’t as long as the ones from the last couple months....