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
The Moonglow Sisters by Lori Wilde
Lori Wilde's The Moonglow Sisters is the story of three young women and the influence they have on a small community, in good times and in bad. Perhaps I enjoyed it so much because I am one of three sisters. It may have been a little too philosophical at times, but...
The Genius of Women by Janice Kaplan
The Genius of Women is not easy to review. Janice Kaplan's book, subtitled "From Overlooked to Changing the World" is filled with compelling stories of female artists, scientists, mathematicians who were forgotten, who found a way to overcome the period in which...
The Lady Most Willing…by Julia Quinn, Eloise James & Connie Brockway
How many of you remember the 1954 MGM musical "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"? It starred Howard Keel and Jane Powell. Julie Newmar, who later played Catwoman, was in it. It was a joyous musical with wonderful dance scenes. It's based on Stephen Vincent Benet's...