LesaHolstine
@lesaholstine.bsky.social
Book reviews @LesasBookCritiques.com, with an emphasis on crime fiction. Mystery reviewer for Library Journal and Mystery Readers Journal. Raven Award & David Thompson Special Services Award winner. Retired librarian, but once a librarian, always one.
We're celebrating books a day early this week. Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques to talk about "What Are You Reading?". #BookSky #ReadingLists. bit.ly/4p6jQZU
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We're celebrating books a day early this week. Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques to talk about "What Are You Reading?". #BookSky #ReadingLists. bit.ly/4p6jQZU
The Poisoned Pen recently hosted Mike Lupica, author of the new Spenser book, Robert B. Parker's Showdown. Signed copies available. #BookSky #RobertBParker #CrimeFiction. bit.ly/4rie5JU
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Poisoned Pen recently hosted Mike Lupica, author of the new Spenser book, Robert B. Parker's Showdown. Signed copies available. #BookSky #RobertBParker #CrimeFiction. bit.ly/4rie5JU
It's a few years old, but the books included in @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social's The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books are even older, so there was no hurry. #BookSky #CrimeFiction tinyurl.com/23pfd8ek
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It's a few years old, but the books included in @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social's The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books are even older, so there was no hurry. #BookSky #CrimeFiction tinyurl.com/23pfd8ek
A fun romantasy - The Nanny's Handbook for Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #Romantasy #HistoricalRomance tinyurl.com/4znjhvwj
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A fun romantasy - The Nanny's Handbook for Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #Romantasy #HistoricalRomance tinyurl.com/4znjhvwj
Looking for a delightful Christmas story for book lovers? Jenny Colgan's The Secret Christmas Library. #BookSky #ChristmasStories #Scotland #BookLovers. tinyurl.com/5f6v8ztp
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Looking for a delightful Christmas story for book lovers? Jenny Colgan's The Secret Christmas Library. #BookSky #ChristmasStories #Scotland #BookLovers. tinyurl.com/5f6v8ztp
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for sharing her review of Murder at the Scottish Games by Traci Hall, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #CozyMystery bit.ly/4irBtRh
November 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for sharing her review of Murder at the Scottish Games by Traci Hall, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #CozyMystery bit.ly/4irBtRh
Another fun Science Fiction story from @scalzi.com. An older one from 2012, but still relevant - An Election. #BookSky #ScienceFiction. tinyurl.com/mr439mcj
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Another fun Science Fiction story from @scalzi.com. An older one from 2012, but still relevant - An Election. #BookSky #ScienceFiction. tinyurl.com/mr439mcj
Enjoy the recent event @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social with Mike Maden, author of Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest. Signed copies available. #BookSky #CliveCussler #Thriller bit.ly/3Meh5XG
November 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Enjoy the recent event @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social with Mike Maden, author of Clive Cussler Quantum Tempest. Signed copies available. #BookSky #CliveCussler #Thriller bit.ly/3Meh5XG
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Author Jenn McKinlay recently hosted Rhys Bowen (From Cradle to Grave) & Julia Spencer-Fleming (At Midnight Comes the Cry) @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed copies available. #BookSky #Mysteries bit.ly/3KasvLw
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Author Jenn McKinlay recently hosted Rhys Bowen (From Cradle to Grave) & Julia Spencer-Fleming (At Midnight Comes the Cry) @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed copies available. #BookSky #Mysteries bit.ly/3KasvLw
Going back for an older mystery, Slight Mourning by Catherine Aird. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural #Mystery. tinyurl.com/45cuh293
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Going back for an older mystery, Slight Mourning by Catherine Aird. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural #Mystery. tinyurl.com/45cuh293
Release day for The Seven Rings, the conclusion to Nora Roberts' excellent Lost Brides trilogy. Great characters, suspenseful. #BookSky #NoraRoberts #RomanticSuspense @stmartinspress.bsky.social bit.ly/4oI8n2h
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Release day for The Seven Rings, the conclusion to Nora Roberts' excellent Lost Brides trilogy. Great characters, suspenseful. #BookSky #NoraRoberts #RomanticSuspense @stmartinspress.bsky.social bit.ly/4oI8n2h
Police procedural fan? Peter James recently discussed his latest Roy Grace novel, The Hawk is Dead, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Copies available to order. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. bit.ly/4oW9prF
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Police procedural fan? Peter James recently discussed his latest Roy Grace novel, The Hawk is Dead, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Copies available to order. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. bit.ly/4oW9prF
I love @scalzi.com's books. Latest one I read, Constituent Service, a novella. #BookSky #ScienceFictiion. tinyurl.com/3dk2yssz
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I love @scalzi.com's books. Latest one I read, Constituent Service, a novella. #BookSky #ScienceFictiion. tinyurl.com/3dk2yssz
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for sharing her review of Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker. Read it @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed books available. #BookSky bit.ly/3XymkE5
November 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for sharing her review of Wild Instinct by T. Jefferson Parker. Read it @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed books available. #BookSky bit.ly/3XymkE5
There's no better year to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank by buying a crime fiction anthology, The Perp Wore Pumpkin. #BookSky #ShortStories #CrimeFiction. tinyurl.com/35n4d9zk
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There's no better year to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank by buying a crime fiction anthology, The Perp Wore Pumpkin. #BookSky #ShortStories #CrimeFiction. tinyurl.com/35n4d9zk
Enjoy the conversation about San Francisco and Lev AC Rosen's latest book, Mirage City, shared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed copies available. #BookSky bit.ly/4r0HEzC
November 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Enjoy the conversation about San Francisco and Lev AC Rosen's latest book, Mirage City, shared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed copies available. #BookSky bit.ly/4r0HEzC
Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of Lee Goldberg's Fallen Star at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. tinyurl.com/5a3yye5h
November 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of Lee Goldberg's Fallen Star at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. tinyurl.com/5a3yye5h
Film critic Sheila O'Malley discussed her book, Frankenstein: Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Enjoy the discussion. #BookSky #Films bit.ly/3LJGtEv
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Film critic Sheila O'Malley discussed her book, Frankenstein: Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Enjoy the discussion. #BookSky #Films bit.ly/3LJGtEv
Fun series with a 75-year-old former FBI agent, Desperate Spies by Mark de Castrique. #BookSky #Spies #SevernHouse. tinyurl.com/3vs7zf5y
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Fun series with a 75-year-old former FBI agent, Desperate Spies by Mark de Castrique. #BookSky #Spies #SevernHouse. tinyurl.com/3vs7zf5y
True crime fan? Eli Frankel talked about his new book recently, Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter. @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Shared on the blog. Signed copies available. #BookSky #TrueCrime #TheBlackDahlia bit.ly/4p4l0Vc
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
True crime fan? Eli Frankel talked about his new book recently, Sisters in Death: The Black Dahlia, the Prairie Heiress, and Their Hunter. @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Shared on the blog. Signed copies available. #BookSky #TrueCrime #TheBlackDahlia bit.ly/4p4l0Vc
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for her review of The Tutor by Courtney Psak, shared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #PsychologicalThriller. bit.ly/47Jweaw
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for her review of The Tutor by Courtney Psak, shared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #PsychologicalThriller. bit.ly/47Jweaw
Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques to talk about "What Are You Reading?" #BookSky. #Mysteries. tinyurl.com/2ch37k25
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques to talk about "What Are You Reading?" #BookSky. #Mysteries. tinyurl.com/2ch37k25
The Deepest Cut is as good as all of P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench novels. #BookSky #Monkeewrench #Thriller. tinyurl.com/3e2aruzn
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Deepest Cut is as good as all of P.J. Tracy's Monkeewrench novels. #BookSky #Monkeewrench #Thriller. tinyurl.com/3e2aruzn
T. Jefferson Parker introduces a new protagonist with Wild Instinct. Signed copies available @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #Thriller. bit.ly/4hZnL80
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
T. Jefferson Parker introduces a new protagonist with Wild Instinct. Signed copies available @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #Thriller. bit.ly/4hZnL80