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
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia
Anyone who has read Edgar Allan Poe knows Kate Racculia's latest book is going to be delightful. The opening of Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts is only three pages, but it captures the mysteries, loneliness and secrets that will unfold in the book. with the...
Laughing with Obama edited by M. Sweeney
Laughing with Obama, edited by M. Sweeney, is just the kind of book of photographs that some of us need right now. It's nice to remember a President who spoke and joked with love. It's subtitled "A Photographic Look Back at the Enduring Wit and Spirit of President...
Why You Should Read Children’s Books… by Katherine Rundell
There's a recent bestseller called What We Talk About When We Talk About Books. I tried to read it, and gave up because it was too pedantic for me. I much preferred a little book by Katherine Rundell, Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So...