Lesley recently joined the University of Pittsburgh Press as Publicity Manager after a decade in bookselling.  In 2011, she opened the East End Book Exchange (now White Whale Books & Coffee) and in 2016 she joined City of Asylum as their Bookstore Manager.  She grew up in Mt. Lebanon and spent many hours among the stacks of the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.  In addition to reading, she loves gardening, swimming, and experimenting with cocktails.