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 Little Book of Bob by James Bowen
In the spring of 2007, a ginger street cat named Bob needed the assistance of a London-based busker and addict named James Bowen. And, Bowen needed Bob just as much. Bowen tells how he switched to selling the street newspaper, The Big Issue, and went straight....
The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch
Ben Aaronovitch's urban fantasy series, Rivers of London, is set in England, as the name implies. However, in his novella, The October Man, he introduces a new set of characters, and places them in Germany. I'm hoping that Winter and Sommer from this book, and...
What Are You Reading?
I know we're a little off schedule today. I hope everyone interested in the contest commented on the blog yesterday for Catriona McPherson's piece. Today, we're going to talk about what we're reading. While I'm actually reading a suspense novel for Library Journal,...