by Shannon McLean | Oct 5, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads, Teen Connection
Welcome back to Shannon’s Hot Takes! As I attempted to title September’s blog, I thought about the three very different titles that I am reviewing, and at first couldn’t think of anything they had in common. An Argentinean werewolf tale, a...
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....
