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
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, brings us a picture book, that, at least in our library, is for adults. The illustrator of Sea Prayer, Dan Williams, matches Hosseini’s story with a sharp contrast in colors as the story unfolds. The...
Winners and Cat Cozies
Winners and Cat Cozies
Congratulations to the winners of the last giveaway. Glen D. of Yuba City, CA won Toucan Keep a Secret. The Man Who Couldn’t Miss will go to Karen R. from Katy, TX. The books are going out today. How about some cat cozy mysteries this week? A Tale of Two...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
Although I downloaded Bob Woodward’s Fear, I haven’t started it yet. I’m on deadline again (am I always saying that to you?), but I’m also still reading Juliet Blackwell’sThe Lost Carousel of Provence. My actual excuse is Bouchercon,...