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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy Heists, Magic Schools, and Books that Read Like Myths
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Feb 05, 2025
19 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader whose f...
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VPL Picks: New Adult Fiction
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Nov 21, 2023
26 items
"New Adult" is a literary genre that offers stories that resonate with the unique challenges and experiences faced by...
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VPL Picks: Fantasy
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Nov 13, 2022
21 items
The genre label "fantasy" applies to novels whose plots, themes or settings feature supernatural phenomena and magica...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Romance, Erotic, and LGBTQ2S+
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Jul 19, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron whose favori...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Classics, Horror, Literary Fiction
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Nov 19, 2025
18 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in classics, horror, and literary fiction. Favourite re...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Rich Worlds, Intriguing Twists, & Classic Lit
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Jun 26, 2025
24 items
This list is for a teen looking for fantasy, mystery, and graphics, as well as a few classics and older novels.
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VPL – Books Just for You – Fantasy, Historical, and General Fiction
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May 06, 2024
18 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in some fantasy, historical, and general fiction. They ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Jul 11, 2023
11 items
Selected by our wonderful team of reading experts, this list was created for a reader who requested recommendations from Scienc...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance
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Jul 04, 2023
13 items
This book list was created for a reader looking for fun & good fiction reads. This patron has previously enjoyed Babel, A C...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Fantasy, Humour, New & Popular in eBook
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Mar 13, 2023
15 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of Harry Potter, Avatar, 8 Rules of Love, and The Art of Taking It Easy, as well ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Science Fiction, Humour, Historical Fiction eBooks
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Jan 03, 2023
17 items
A selection of eBooks for a reader who is interested in science fiction, mysteries, humor, and historical fiction. Happy reading!!
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VPL - Books Just For You – Fantasy, Science Fiction and Historical Fiction
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Jul 15, 2021
21 items
This list was created for a reader who enjoyed Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Star Wars as well as books by Jane Austen and V....
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VPL - Books Just For You - Spellbinding Canadian Fiction, Music Memoirs, and Fantasy
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Jan 19, 2021
13 items
Suggestions for a reader who is seeking a variety of material. This list includes Canadian authors, stories that are shrouded i...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Spies, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Memoir
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Oct 04, 2020
9 items
This list was created for a reader looking for fantasy, sci-fi and memoir. They are also a fan of Gary Paulsen's Hatchet, the H...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Magic, Adventure, and Eccentric people
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Aug 27, 2019
9 items
This list was created by the VPL reading experts for a reader who enjoyed The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and D...
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VPL - Book Just for You - Sweeping and Thrilling
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Mar 21, 2019
9 items
The VPL Reading Experts compiled this list for a reader who enjoys the writing of J.K.Rowling, Anthony Doerr, Stephen King, an...
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Dark Academia
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JeffcoBooks
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Nov 29, 2021
15 items
This subgenre conjures up crumbling academic buildings, musty libraries and ancient objects. Throw in some cliques, cults and m...
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Tess' Staff Shelf
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Aug 30, 2024
59 items
Our library shelves are full of hidden gems just waiting to be discovered. These are some of Tess' favorites.
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Genre Book Club: Great Fantasy
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PDL_KB
PDL_KB
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Apr 16, 2025
19 items
In preparation for our upcoming Genre Book Club (on April 29), here are some exceptional fantasy books of all types.
At the e...
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WCLS Staff Favorites 2024
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WCLSAdults
WCLSAdults
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Dec 05, 2024
72 items
The year is almost over, and what a great reading year it has been! WCLS staff looked back over the past 12 months of their rea...
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Light & Dark Academia
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Aug 29, 2023
18 items
Just in time for back to school! Check out our light & dark academia titles.
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Campus Novels for Back-to-School Reading
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LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
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Jul 31, 2023
60 items
The college campus has been a popular setting for books. The campus novel is an interesting specimen that can cut across multip...
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LGBTQ / gender-nonconforming for youth ages 12+, 2014-2016 pubs
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May 27, 2016
71 items
12+ ish! YMMV! Note: I haven't read all these & am not necessarily recommending them. This is just to help find items.
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Spooky Season
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Sep 15, 2025
100 items
Creepy, mysterious, and engrossing contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction works for adults including contemporary and...
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Staff Picks for Adults & Teens: Our Favorite Things We Read, Watched & Listened To in 2024
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sclibrary_megan
sclibrary_megan
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Dec 20, 2024
89 items
Here are some of the best things our Library staff has read/watched/listened to in 2024. Maybe you'll find your next favorite t...
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