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?
How are you this week? I think we’ve all had a week or so to breathe and get back to what is normal routine during a pandemic, although I’m writing this before the snow was to hit on Wednesday. We certainly aren’t supposed to get what the rest of...
Clea Simon, guest Author
When author Clea Simon asked me if I wanted this guest post, I responded that I’d love to share it, but only if she sent a photo of her cat, Thisbe, that I could use with it. I think it’s appropriate that Thisbe get a little recognition for her role as...
Edgar and Lefty Award Nominees
I was remiss last week, and didn’t share the Lefty Award nominees with all of you. Since the 2021 Edgar Award nominees were announced yesterday, I thought I’d share both now. First, here’s the press release from Mystery Writers of America about...