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 a Favorite Giveaway
Well! The contest for three copies of Paige Shelton's Thin Ice was a smashing success. I had the largest number of entries for one title that I've ever had. And, Paige is giving away one additional copy. If you didn't win, don't feel bad. I hope you continue to enter...
What Are You Reading? and Glen Davis’ Favorite Books of 2019
Unless the schedule is pushed off for some reason, we always talk about what we're reading on Thursdays. This Thursday is no exception. However, we'll also round out the lists of favorite books with Glen Davis' selections. I always enjoy Glen's succinct, wry comments...
Belated Anniversary
Better late than never. On January 6, 2005, I posted my first blog post on the site that would eventually become Lesa's Book Critiques. Fifteen years ago, it was originally called "Nikki's World" after our kitten who had been dumped at the Central Library in Glendale,...