Reviews + Articles
From EarlyWord
I don't think Nora Rawlinson will mind me sharing this. It's from EarlyWord.com, her site that connects librarians and publishers. Thank you, Nora! Peer Picks One peer pick arrivesthis week and it is both a LibraryReads and an Indie...
Island of Glass by Nora Roberts
"Without those who will risk all to stand against evil, no world can flourish." That's not a spoiler for Nora Roberts' Island of Glass, the final book in her Guardians Trilogy. It's a summary of the story of six heroes who unite to return stars to the sky, and...
Short Winter Break
I need a day or two off to catch up. That Nora Roberts book? Almost 500 pages (I picked up the large print because it was easier to get at the library). I have a book to review for a journal, and I'd like to read it before I start all the mysteries. I'll be back...
What Are You Reading?
As I said earlier, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, so I'm looking forward to a long weekend for Christmas reading. What are you reading right now? I'm finishing Nora Roberts' Guardians Trilogy. Book Three is Island of Glass. I know my sister said she didn't...
An Open Book by Michael Dirda
When I read literary critic Michael Dirda's book, Browsings, I discovered he's from northern Ohio, and went to college at Oberlin. Browsings led me to the story of Dirda's youth, An Open Book: Chapters from a Reader's Life. It's a book that resonated with me...
Have You Heard? – Cat Under Fire by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“Have You Heard?” is a column featured only on Lesa’s Book Critiques. It features many reviews of audiobooks (fiction, with a concentration in mysteries) but these reviews will include recent and past books for an interesting mixture of titles. Content is...