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
Childhood Reads
I've been looking forward to today so I can see what books you remember reading when you were a child. Did those books lead you to the books you read today? I think they led me to mysteries, fantasy, and biographies. Before I was old enough to go to the library and...
What Are You Reading?
Here's the most important reminder this Thursday - tomorrow, April 3, we're talking about Childhood Favorites on the blog. I hope you drop by even if you don't have a book to share. You can check out favorites that other readers enjoyed. It's been a great birthday...
May Treasures in My Closet
Some of my favorite authors have May book releases. I'm excited about this month of reading. I hope you find something you're excited about. If not, don't forget to go back and check the April releases. https://tinyurl.com/32mhhcje Lots of books to anticipate....