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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Humor
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
22 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader seeking Fant...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary Fiction
Created on:
Sep 15, 2024
11 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who enjoyed The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Normal People by Sally Rooney, a...
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VPL Picks: New Adult Fiction
Created on:
Nov 21, 2023
26 items
"New Adult" is a literary genre that offers stories that resonate with the unique challenges and experiences faced by...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 13, 2022
22 items
The genre label "fantasy" applies to novels whose plots, themes or settings feature supernatural phenomena and magica...
4 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Female Leads, Historical Fiction, and Mysteries
Created on:
Nov 22, 2025
11 items
This list was prepared by VPL staff for a reader interested in mystery and general fiction. Their favourite works/authors inclu...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Rom-Coms, Thrillers, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy
Created on:
Oct 06, 2025
15 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Stephen King, CJ Tudor, Rom-Coms, and Project Hail Mary . They are looking f...
1 like
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VPL – Books Just for You – Classics, Horror, Literary Fiction
Created on:
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 - Myth and Fantasy for Teens
Created on:
Sep 04, 2025
18 items
This list of recommended titles is for a teen reading who enjoys humorous fantasy, general fic, and mythological retellings.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Horror & Mystery
Created on:
Aug 21, 2025
14 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who requested recommendations of fantasy, horror and m...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fiction including Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Created on:
Aug 24, 2023
12 items
For a reader who has enjoyed the Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin, His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman, and Babel, b...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mystery, Humour and Romance eBooks
Created on:
Aug 15, 2023
10 items
Created by the VPL Readers Advisory specialists, this is a list of ebooks about laughter, love and adventure, for a reader who ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Created on:
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...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - General fiction with young adult protagonists
Created on:
Apr 19, 2023
6 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in general and literary fiction and is looking for nove...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Tales of Fantasy and Romance
Created on:
Jun 21, 2022
21 items
Our wonderful team of reading experts at the Vancouver Public Library have curated a book list for readers who enjoy Fantasy, ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Books to Inspire, Graphic Novels, Mystery, Non-fiction, and Thrillers
Created on:
Jul 06, 2021
16 items
This list was prepared by Reader's Advisory Staff for a reader who enjoys many genres including Inspirational, Graphic Novels, ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction Audiobooks
Created on:
Sep 20, 2020
9 items
For fans of Clan of the Cave Bear, Twopence to Cross the Mersey, J.K. Rowling and The Dark is Rising. These Audiobooks were sel...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Queer, Paranormal Romance, and Humour
Created on:
Mar 10, 2020
14 items
This list was created for a reader who is a fan of Anne Rice, Charlaine Harris, Neil Gaiman, and the TV show "Gilmore Girl...
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Books That Readers Gobbled Up This Summer
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
Sep 06, 2024
58 items
The stories that captured readers' hearts and imaginations this summer! From thrilling mysteries and epic adventures to swoon-w...
1 like
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Campus Novels for Back-to-School Reading
By:
LCPL_Krystyna
LCPL_Krystyna
Created on:
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...
1 like
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The Journey's Just Beginning (YA)
By:
FCLSEASTROSWELL
FCLSEASTROSWELL
Created on:
Jun 27, 2025
100 items
Firsts in YA series.
5 likes
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Dynamic Duos in YA
Created on:
Apr 22, 2024
25 items
Some friendships are just extra special. Checkout these YA books featuring best friends, my significant other is my best friend...
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LGBTQ / gender-nonconforming for youth ages 12+, 2014-2016 pubs
Created on:
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.
2 likes
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March 2026
By:
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Rachel_HCPL
Created on:
Apr 10, 2026
50 items
Books library visitors are lucky to be reading!
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Spooky Season
Created on:
Sep 15, 2025
100 items
Creepy, mysterious, and engrossing contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction works for adults including contemporary and...
