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
Book Giveaway – A Little Humor
Should we try it? I know the USPS has been extremely slow, but I'm willing to give away two books in a contest. Then, when I mail them, we'll see how long it takes for the books to get there. If you've never entered one of my contests, let me tell you how my...
What Are You Reading?
There might be a more important question today than "What are you reading?" How are you feeling, or how are you doing? I don't remember a time when I was so ashamed to be an American. My sister did two internships in Washington, D.C., one with our congressman; one...
Margie Bunting’s Favorite Reads of 2020
It's the perfect day for me to turn the blog post over to Margie Bunting. Today is the 16th anniversary of Lesa's Book Critiques. My first post was on Jan. 6, 2005. Oh, I'll stop by to read the comments, But, Margie Bunting, a friend, writer, and regular here at...