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
Something to Look Forward to by Fannie Flagg
Something to Look Forward to by Fannie Flagg
I’m sure someone here already mentioned Fannie Flagg’s Something to Look Forward To. I was disappointed in it. In fact, I told my mother not to bother reading it. The book is not a story. It’s a collection of stories, with several of them linked...
Catch Up Day
Catch Up Day
We had a busy four days doing party planning. I didn’t get home until almost 5 PM yesterday. So, today’s a catch up day – laundry, the bank, the library. I’ll actually get a chance to read, so I should have a book review then. In the...
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Monk by Tim Sullivan
Kevin’s Corner Annex – The Monk by Tim Sullivan
Are you familiar with The Rap Sheet blog? Since we all like mysteries, you should at least check it out, https://therapsheet.blogspot.com/ I ask because Kevin Tipple’s review of Tim Sullivan’s The Monk was linked there this week. Since I’m still...