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
June Treasures in My Closet
I have an odd selection of books, and a smaller one, for June. I suspect publishers think readers are caught up in graduations, weddings and vacations. They may be right. In my family, it’s the big birthday party. There’s still a pile of books. What...
What Are You Reading?
It’s been a good week, but I already told you we made good progress on Mom’s birthday party. We also attended a family baptism, and the lunch afterwards before we headed home. Since then, I’ve been reading, running errands, and working. What about...
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
Don’t let the sweet cover of The Pumpkin Spice Cafe fool you. The novel is filled with small-town charm, as author Laurie Gilmore says, but it’s also a spicy romance, quite spicy at times. Welcome to Dream Harbor, a New England twon. After Jeanie Ellis...