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
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
What are you reading this week? Naturally, I’m reading mysteries on deadline, but I have a four day weekend coming up, so I’ll get them all read. Because I’m reading mysteries, I looked through my nonfiction books to find something else. I’m...
Michael W. Twitty & The Cooking Gene
Michael W. Twitty & The Cooking Gene
I really don’t have a book to talk about today. Instead, I’m going to share the information about a program I’m going to on Thursday night. The library is hosting Michael W. Twitty, author of a book called The Cooking Gene. So many of us are...
Bibliophile by Jane Mount
Bibliophile by Jane Mount
Several months ago I mentioned a book I was browsing through, Bibliophile by Jane Mount. It’s subtitled “An Illustrated Miscellany”, and that’s exactly what it is. It’s a beautifully illustrated collection of miscellaneous lists and...