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
Where I’ve Been
No video today. Instead, I’m going to invite you to a couple blogs where I’ve been spending time this weekend. I’ve raved about my friend Kaye Wilkinson Barley before. She’s my roommate for mystery conferences and even in Paris. We’re...
The Irish Pub by James Fennell & Turtle Bunbury
What better book for St. Patrick’s Day than The Irish Pub by James Fennell and Turtle Bunbury? Fennell is the photographer of this gorgeous book with 201 color illustrations. And, Bunbury is the historian and writer who tells the story of a representative...
Winners and Cozy Wedding Blues
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Kara M. from Adrian, MI won The Lost Order. Deanna S. of Carlisle, MA will receive Breaking Point. The books will go out in the mail today. This week, I’m giving away cozy mysteries involving weddings. The...