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
Treasures in My Closet – February 2020
I looked back at my favorite books of 2019 yesterday. Now, it's time to look forward. Here it is, January 1, 2020, and I'm already talking about February book releases. Just because it's New Year's Day doesn't mean I can skip Treasures in My Closet. If you're...
Happy New Year 2020!
A new year, a new decade. I wish all of you happiness, good health, and, of course, good reading in 2020. Many of my friends saw losses in 2019, or they're still mourning losses of loved ones. I'm sorry. That doesn't mean 2020 will be any easier. I'm sure many of...
Favorite Books of 2019
I'm a little surprised at my list of favorite books of 2019. All the titles were published in 2019. Every author on the list was new to me at the time. That doesn't mean it was their first book, just the first I had read. I credit Library Journal for some of that....