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
Christmas Thoughts
Christmas 2021 brings so many emotions, and the photo above expresses all of them. That's my sister, Linda's, dining room table. Is it waiting for guests? Christmas brings the excitement and joy of time with family and friends, gathering together. Historically, the...
A Surprise for Christmas, edited by Martin Edwards
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries is the fourth collection of short stories with a wintry theme published as part of the British Library Crime Classics series. Martin Edwards is once again the editor, providing the introduction and background...
What Are You Reading?
Welcome to Thursday at Lesa's. On today's menu, per Rick's request, eggnog. For those of us who don't like eggnog (me), I can also serve Harney & Sons Hot Apple Spice tea, or sparkling cider. And, of course, there are book chats as entertainment. In fact, let's...