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
Lois Winston, Guest Author
I enjoy welcoming author Lois Winston back to the blog. She always has a fun article. Today’s guest post provides the background for her latest Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery, Stitch, Bake, Die! (Be happy you don’t know these women!) Thank you,...
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
Last Thursday, when Katherine mentioned she had listened to Stanley Tucci read Taste on the audiobook, I didn’t realize what a miracle it is that he was able to read it. He had surgery to remove an enormous cancerous tumor from the base of his tongue, and he...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – Among the Shadows by Bruce Robert Coffin
Today is deadline day for me. I read five books this weekend so I could review them. You’ll be reading reviews of the books in December, January, and even February. In the meantime, I picked up one of Kevin R. Tipple’s reviews to share with you. I know...


