Lesa's Book Critiques
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February Treasures in My Closet – Part 2
I hope you found a book or two that appeals to you, in Part 1, or today, in Part 2 of Treasures in My Closet. I'll kick it off today with Sarah Jin's Always. Kailey Crane has a great job as a writer for Seattle's Herald, and is now engaged to Ryan, who is almost...
Treasures In My Closet – February 2017 – Part 1
Here it is January 1st, and we're talking about February. To me, that means one month closer to winter being over. I hope you have good books to read in January. Now, I'm going to entice you with the February releases. Laurie Zico Albanese's novel, Stolen Beauty, is...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! As we watch the old one go, I'm grateful for so much in my life, my family and friends, my cats, my work. All my travels this past year, especially my trip to Ireland. Broadway! And, I'm grateful I had my friends in the book world, and all these...
Favorite Books of 2016
I always end the year saying this is a list of my favorite books. It isn't a list of bestsellers, or the "Best Books" of 2016. It's the books I most enjoyed reading during the year. I picked these ten from the ones I gave 5 Stars to on Goodreads. And, even that list...
Mystery Columnist
I'm not going anyplace, but some of my reviewing may slow down a little until I get an added responsibility under control. Along with another librarian, Ann Theis, I'll be writing the mystery column for Library Journal, beginning with the March 1 issue. That means...
What Are You Reading?
I actually do have a reason that I haven't posted a book review, although I did read several books over the holidays. But, I'll save that for tomorrow. Today, I wanted to find out what you're reading now, and what you found time to read over the holidays. I'm just...
