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
Winners and a Dark Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Falling is going to Karen M. from San Bruno, CA. Ellen G. from Butler, PA won Hostage. The books are going out in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away "Dark" novels. J.T. Ellison's Her Dark Lies is a gothic...
What Are You Reading?
We've had gorgeous weather here this week, low 60s to low 80s. I wish it would continue, but it is August. And, I'm having a great week at work. For three days, I've been spending my afternoons at a virtual conference. It's a good one, one that I really enjoyed in...
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
"Books aren't always an escape; sometimes books teach us things. They show us the world; they don't hide it." Sara Nisha Adams' debut novel, The Reading List shows us loneliness and grief and community and family and love. Although there are several people over the...