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
Christmas in September
Christmas in September
On Thursday, I ordered fourteen Christmas books for the library’s OverDrive account. We already have the physical books on order for the library. But, I only order the OverDrive titles the week before they come out in eBook or audio. All fourteen of these...
Pancakes in Paris By Craig Carlson
Pancakes in Paris By Craig Carlson
While I enjoyed Craig Carlson’s memoir, Pancakes in Paris, I can only agree with his subtitle “Living the American Dream in France” if your idea of a dream is opening diners, dealing with French bureaucrats and laborers, and working...
Winners and an L.A. Giveaway
Winners and an L.A. Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Julia H. from Excelsior, MN won the copy of Turn to Stone, and Sharon B. from Albuquerque, NM will receive Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio. The books are going out in the mail on Saturday. Andy...