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
Book Chat – The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
Book Chat – The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
This wasn’t the first book I intended to mention in a book chat. In fact, I haven’t even seen The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey. I ordered it for the library yesterday, and I recommended it to my mother. It actually came out at the...
A Book Chat
A Book Chat
Let’s talk. And, don’t worry, I’m not giving up my blog. In January, I celebrated fourteen years writing about books and authors, and sharing that passion for reading with all of you. But, in the last year, as I read ten mysteries a month for...
Kevin’s Corner
Kevin’s Corner
Once in a while, I highlight a blog you might not have seen. Today, it’s Kevin Tipple’s blog, Kevin’s Corner, at https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com. Kevin not only reviews books, usually mysteries, but he has an eclectic blog. He posts...