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?
Let's talk about what's going on. I'm on my way to my mother's today for Christmas vacation. I won't be checking in on the blog until late in the evening. And, there won't be a Friday blog. I'll see what I can post for Saturday, but don't expect the blog on a regular...
Post Facto by Darryl Wimberley
It's been over ten years since I've read one of Darryl Wimberley's novels, but he still has a magical way of capturing northern Florida. His descriptions bring a failing rural community to life in Post Facto. When Clara Sue Buchanan lost her column in a Boston...
Glen Davis’ Favorites of 2018
Last year, I tried something new on the blog. Some of the regulars who talk about books on Thursdays, for "What Are You Reading?" agreed to post their lists of their favorite books of the year. I won't be posting my own list until the end of December, but, along with...