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
Community Book Tasting
Saturday's Community Book Tasting at the Canal Winchester Public Library was as enjoyable as ever. I'm not so sure about the December one, the last program before the Columbus Metropolitan Library opens the new much larger branch. The books selected for December...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
I was off gallivanting yesterday (as Kevin Tipple would say) instead of reading. I went to the library book group, and then to Linda's to watch the Ohio State football game. So, I'm turning the blog over to Kevin to review Michael Connelly's latest Lincoln Lawyer...
Things I Wish I Told My Mother by Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo with James Patterson
I skipped this novel when it came out a couple years ago. Things I Wish I Told My Mother is one of the selections for today's book group at the library, and it's the one I chose to read. It's the story of a fraught mother/daughter relationship. But, Paris! A good...