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?
I'll be honest. I haven't read a thing in the last week. My family, Mom and sisters, arrived yesterday, and I spent my spare time cleaning. Now, the place wasn't filthy, but I had to discover the spare bedroom under piles of books. It takes time to move all of...
September Treasures in My Closet
A day early, and a little rushed. If you read Monday's post, you know I was trying to get ready for a family visit, write Treasures, and still work this week. So, I'll summarize some titles, and any others will end up on the list. Then, you'll know they're coming...
Have You Heard? Julie Hyzy’s Buffalo West Wing
Julie Hyzy's White House Chef series was always fun. My sister, Christie, and I used to discuss each of these books as we read them. Here's Sandie Herron's review of the audiobook Buffalo West Wing. Thank you, Sandie. ***** Buffalo West Wing White House Chef...