David Thompson Special Service Award
2018 DAVID THOMPSON SPECIAL SERVICE AWARD: Lesa Holstine Bouchercon (The World Mystery Convention) Board of Directors is proud to announce that Lesa Holstine is the recipient of the 2018 David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award for her contributions to the mystery community. The David Thompson Memorial Special Service Award was created by the Bouchercon Board to honor the memory and contributions to the crime fiction community by David Thompson, a beloved Houston bookseller who passed away in 2010. Recipients are recognized for their “extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime fiction field.” The David Thompson Award will be presented during the Anthony Awards ceremony on September 8, 2018 at Bouchercon in St. Petersburg, Florida. Lesa Holstine has been sharing her passion for books—especially mysteries—with readers since 2005. Her blog, Lesa’s Book Critiques, is a go-to destination for readers. Her reviews now appear in Mystery Readers Journal , Reade...