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
The Food & Books of Scotland
Many of us talk with Rosemary Kaye every week here on the blog, but I didn't have a good introduction to post last time she wrote for us. Today, she's written a fascinating piece about the food and related books of Scotland. So, I wanted to share the introduction...
Have You Heard? – Shirley Rousseau Murphy’s Cat Shout for Joy
Thank you, again, to Sandie Herron, who stepped in this week with a couple of reviews. This one is of an audiobook, so it falls under Have You Heard? Cat Shout for Joy Written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy Narrated by Susan Boyce Series: Joe Grey mystery #19...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! My favorite day of the week because of you! I love to touch base with you, see how you're all doing. And, of course, learn what you're reading. I also want to refer you to my friend Kaye Wilkinson Barley's Meanderings and Muses today. She asked a...