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
Winners and Give Me a B Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. These books aren't going far. Alma C. from Mountain Home, AR won The Art of Theft. The Art of Deception is going to St. Louis, MO to Caryn SC. The books have actually already gone out. This week's contest is...
What Are You Reading?
How are you this week? Kevin, and others in the path of Hurricane Laura, take care of yourselves. Just what we need in 2020, right? Let's just get this year over with. What are you reading? I'm about to start Meg Cabot's new romantic comedy, No Offense. Going back...
Finish the Fight by Veronica Chambers & The Staff of the New York Times
I'm a week late for the celebration of the 19th Amendment. Last week, I watched a play, "Finish the Fight: The Heroes of the Suffrage Movement". The play, performed virtually, was commissioned by The New York Times. The outstanding production focused...