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
A is for Audra by John Robert Allman
A is for Audra by John Robert Allman
As a Broadway fan, even before I actually saw the book, I wanted a copy of John Robert Allman’s A is for Audra. He wrote the book, but this picture book wouldn’t be anywhere near as wonderful without Peter Emmerich’s illustrations of...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
How’s your reading time this week? Family back to work or school so you have some time? Or, are you too busy? I’ve been busy enough that I seem to fall asleep early in the evening, which cuts into my reading time. I’m reading a February release....
Paige Shelton, Author Interview
Paige Shelton, Author Interview
I’ve been reading Paige Shelton’s mysteries for about seven years now, beginning with her Cooking School mystery, If Fried Chicken Could Fly. I read every one of them, and all of her Scottish Bookshop mysteries. She’s kicking off a new one...