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
July Treasures in My Closet
July Treasures in My Closet
I hope we all have time to read in July. There’s an inviting selection of books to be released then. Check out the ones in my collection. A mystery of stolen antiquities marks the return of cook Kat Holloway in Jennifer Ashley’s mystery, Scandal...
What Are You Reading?
What Are You Reading?
It’s Thursday! Let’s talk about books! I get to talk books for Ask a Librarian on Twitter today, and I love to read what you’re all reading or listening to this week. I’ve just started a July release. AJ Pearce’s debut is Dear Mrs....
Interview with Tracy Clark
Interview with Tracy Clark
I may have mentioned yesterday that I was impressed with Tracy Clark’s debut mystery, Broken Places. I jumped at the chance to ask a few questions. I hope you check out the interview. Thank you, Tracy, for taking time to answer questions. Tracy, would you...