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
Winners and Give Me a “G” Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Doreen D. from Long Beach, CA won This is How I Lied. Katherine H. from Rhinelander, WI will receive Seven Lies. The books are in the mail. This week, the authors of the two mysteries have last names that begin with...
What Are You Reading?
Well, yesterday was interesting on the blog as we all talked about our new normal, or what isn't normal, and what we've been doing a little different. Thanks everyone who spoke up. So, before we jump into what we're reading, does anyone else want to talk about what...
August Treasures in My Closet
I don't believe there was a summer in 2020. I'm writing about August book releases already. I believe 2020 is just a worldwide "Twilight Zone" episode. Everything since March has been a blur, and I don't really remember doing anything except worrying and working this...