by Shannon McLean | Sep 1, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
I’m back! A couple of years ago, I started a blog called Shannon’s Hot Takes on Hot Reads, focused on Teen Hot Reads. It went well for a few months, but then I realized restricting myself to only reading Teen Hot Reads was unsustainable. I can’t help...
by Shannon McLean | Feb 4, 2019 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← "Own Voices" Titles Staff Want to Read Despite reports to the contrary, I did not fall off the face of the planet and forget about my blog. I did, however, find myself busier than I expected for the holidays, PLUS I had some non-YA reading I wanted to...
by Shannon McLean | Dec 5, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for October 2018 #OwnVoices → It’s that time of year again! I don’t mean the holidays (though it IS that time, too), but Winter Reading! Yes, our Winter Reading program for 2018 is now live, and...
by Shannon McLean | Nov 7, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
← Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for September 2018 Shannon's Hot Takes on Hot Reads (and Other Things) for November 2018 → I am a week late with this blog, but my excuse is that I was suffering from the post-Halloween blues....
by Shannon McLean | Oct 1, 2018 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
Happy Fall everyone! I made it through three amazing Hot Reads this month, as well as two more of the nominees for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten for 2017. Teen Read Week is October 7th through the 13th, and YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) encourages teens to...
