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
What Are You Reading?
If you read my blog the last couple days, you know I read, or attempted to read, two literary novels in a row. That doesn't work for me. So, I picked up a mystery from last year. Krista Davis' Diva series always works for me. The Diva Sweetens the Pie...
Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Charles Frazier's historical novel Cold Mountain came out in 1997, and went on to win the National Book Award. It became an Academy Award-winning film in 2003. Perhaps the same will happen with Paulette Jiles' latest book, Simon the Fiddler. After all, it...
Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler's books feel as if they're stories of the lives of ordinary people, with reflections of all of our lives. That seems to be exactly what her latest novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road is. It's the story of one ordinary man who is in a rut....