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
Author Interview, Kaye Wilkinson Barley
I have several sisters of the heart, women I love who I can laugh with and travel with. Kaye Wilkinson Barley and I knew each other for years before we ever met. I always cheered on her rants at DorothyL. We finally met when we roomed together at Bouchercon in...
The Audie Award Winners
The Audie Awards were announced this week. "The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2020 is the 25th year of the annual Audie Awards." Here are the winners. Audio...
Winners and an Historical Mystery Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Murder in an Irish Cottage is going to Donna W. from Sun City West, AZ. Penny T. from Klamath Falls, OR and Linda K. from Woodstock, MD each won a copy of Fatal Roots. The books will go out in the mail tomorrow. This...