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
Have You Heard? Heaven’s Keep by William Kent Krueger
I mentioned on Thursday that I was going to visit my mother. Because I drove eight hours yesterday, I'm grateful that Sandie Herron stepped up with a review of William Kent Krueger's audiobook, Heaven's Keep. If you're interested in listening to it, please pay...
Dear Librarian by Lydia M. Sigwarth
I've heard stories. When I interview authors for this site, I ask them to tell me a story about libraries or librarians in their lives. I've heard Neil Gaiman talk about the role his local public library played in his life as a child. Nancy Pearl talks about it. There...
My Mistake, Winners & A London Giveaway
Let's start with the mistake I made last week. I said the contest would end on Friday. My giveaways NEVER end on Fridays. And, in order to get the books in the mail, it had to end last night. So, my mistake. Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Killer,...