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
A Moment of Joy
A Moment of Joy
As I mentioned yesterday, I’m on deadline this week, with nothing to fill in. I’ll stop in each morning, but right now I’m one third of the way through a 400 page police procedural. Not really time to read another book to review here. But,...
Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
Spirit of Steamboat by Craig Johnson
I’ve reviewed Craig Johnson’s novella, Spirit of Steamboat, before. But, it’s my favorite of his books, and it’s a Christmas routine for me. I go back and reread it, and cry over it all over again. It’s a World War II veteran, a...
Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani
Ex Libris by Michiko Kakutani
Michiko Kakutani is the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic who is the former chief book critic for The New York Times. It’s always interesting to see the titles and authors someone picks for a book such as Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread. I was pleased to...