Lesa's Book Critiques
Sharing Books and Authors, with an Emphasis on MysteriesRecent Posts
Winners and Isolated Village Mysteries
Congratulations to the winners of the last contest. Rita R. of Searcy, AR won Do No Harm. Kathy C. from Farmington Hills, MI will receive Cold, Cold Heart. This week, the winners will be heading to an isolated village with the latest mysteries. Susan...
What Are You Reading?
It's Thursday! My favorite day since we're all talking about books. It's also Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's Day to those of you who are celebrating. It's never really been important to me, even when my husband was alive. However, books are always important to me....
Book Chat – The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
This wasn't the first book I intended to mention in a book chat. In fact, I haven't even seen The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey. I ordered it for the library yesterday, and I recommended it to my mother. It actually came out at the beginning of the...
A Book Chat
Let's talk. And, don't worry, I'm not giving up my blog. In January, I celebrated fourteen years writing about books and authors, and sharing that passion for reading with all of you. But, in the last year, as I read ten mysteries a month for Library Journal, I...
Kevin’s Corner
Once in a while, I highlight a blog you might not have seen. Today, it's Kevin Tipple's blog, Kevin's Corner, at https://kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com. Kevin not only reviews books, usually mysteries, but he has an eclectic blog. He posts links to other blogs...
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman
Last month, there was all kinds of chatter on the Internet about Marie Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up when word went around that she suggested throwing out books. The conversations were quite funny. Novelist Elinor Lipman anticipates what could...
