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
The 10 Rules for Survival in a Cozy Mystery World
Although there are always exceptions, the majority of amateur sleuths in cozy mysteries are women in their late 20s or early 30s who are entrepreneurs. Whether they intentionally become amateur sleuths, or accidentally fall into the role, there are certain rules to be...
Have You Heard? The Audie Award Winners
Thanks to Sandie Herron, for the past couple years, I've posted the list of the Audie Award winners. "The Audie Awards recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment and are sponsored by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). 2019 is...
lWinners and a February Release Giveaway
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Linda L. from Louisville, KY won Death in Provence. Cathryn D. of Aiken, SC won the copy of Dressed for Death in Burgundy. I'll put the books in the mail today. This week, I'm giving away two books, very different,...