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?
Before I even ask today’s question, I’ll start with how are you doing? Since we’re not talking about Distractions on Mondays, I just want to make sure everyone is emotionally okay. I think about you, scattered all over the country, and the world....
Michelle Dunne, Guest Author
Michelle Dunne’s novel While Nobody is Watching is released on June 27, so the timing is perfect for a guest piece here. And, of course, she’s an Irish author who lives in Ireland, so why wouldn’t I want to include her guest post? She has some...
Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
I originally picked up Kerry Winfrey’s romantic comedy, Waiting for Tom Hanks, just because of the premise. Then, when I started to read it and discovered it took place in German Village in Columbus, Ohio, I was completely sold. One of the scenes takes place...