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Just For You! - Women's Lives
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Created on:
Aug 19, 2020
9 items
Explore the world through the eyes of these intriguing female protagonists.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Light-Hearted Reads, Character-Driven Plots and Stories of Achievement
Created on:
Jun 20, 2024
17 items
This specially curated list was created for a reader looking for their next great beach read. Titles included in this list were...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Chinese Cuisine, BC Fiction and Everything in Between!
Created on:
Jun 14, 2024
14 items
This specially curated list was made for a reader that is looking for their next great read. Created by the reading specialists...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Science Fiction, Short Stories & Grappling with Purpose
Created on:
Aug 18, 2025
9 items
This Books Just For You reading list has been compiled by VPL's readers advisory staff. This list has been put together for pat...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Classics, Thrillers, and Nonfiction
Created on:
Nov 23, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library Staff Member for a patron with an ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Biography & Books to Inspire
Created on:
Oct 27, 2022
11 items
with General Fiction, Historical Fiction and Thrillers. For a reader who likes, The Answer Is…. Reflections on my Life, Gilmore...
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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - October 2023
Created on:
Oct 04, 2023
6 items
VPL staff choose their top five favourite books read this past month. Compiled by our librarians, bibliotherapists, and avid re...
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VPL - Top 21 Staff Picks for 2021
Created on:
Nov 02, 2021
22 items
We made it to the end of the year and as a special treat we've collected 21 of our favourite books published in 2021. Compiled ...
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VPL Picks: Literary Lesbian Reads
Created on:
Nov 04, 2020
26 items
A survey of lesbian literary fiction. While the genre can be traced back to the Greek poet Sappho on the Island of Lesbos in 63...
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VPL - Books Just For You - including Biography and Memoir, Inspiring Books, Historical Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Created on:
Mar 08, 2022
13 items
For a reader who has enjoyed such historical fiction as "The Nightingale", and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" a...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Witty, Coming-of-Age Fiction and Graphic Novels
Created on:
Feb 06, 2025
11 items
Created for someone who is looking for humorous general fiction and graphic novels. They have previously enjoyed "Batshit ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Books to Inspire or Uplift, and Humour
Created on:
Oct 23, 2024
14 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Terry Pratchett, the film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Gho...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Unconventional Upbringings, Dystopian Thrillers, Light Romance & Alternate Classics
Created on:
Oct 18, 2023
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes: unconventional upbringing memoirs & novels, immigrant sagas (...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning and Uplifting BC Fiction and Biography and Memoir
Created on:
Aug 16, 2022
9 items
This list was created for a VPL reader looking for new and popular works in the BC fiction and biography and memoir genres. In ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Erotic, Mystery Science Fiction, Thrillers and Non-Fiction.
Created on:
May 18, 2019
9 items
for a reader who likes Game of Thrones and Girl on a Train. Complied by the VPL Reading Experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - General Fiction and More
Created on:
Apr 12, 2018
13 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown, Supernatural, Stranger Things, and A Moment to Remembe...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning Fantasy and Fiction
Created on:
Jun 18, 2021
10 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in award winners, fantasy, classics, general fiction, a...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Character-driven Women's Memoirs and Thrillers
Created on:
Jan 30, 2019
10 items
Powerful, realistic stories of complex women in difficult situations. A sprinkle of dark humour and historic settings, and a go...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winners, Literary Fiction, and Biographies/Memoirs
Created on:
Feb 05, 2026
13 items
This personalized list was created for a reader who enjoys Kristin Hannah, Louise Penny, and Margaret Atwood. They are looking ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biographies, Memoirs, General Fiction, and Mystery
Created on:
Jan 12, 2026
18 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys the The Paris Apartment, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and City of Gir...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary Fiction, Narrative Non-Fiction, International, Poetry & Experimental Prose, Short Stories and Novellas.
Created on:
May 04, 2025
21 items
Here is a curated list of books that blend international literary fiction & historical narratives, poetry & experimenta...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Mystery & Romance
Created on:
Jan 26, 2025
13 items
This personalized reading list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has requested recommendations of bio/memoi...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, General Fiction, Memoirs, and Humour
Created on:
Sep 07, 2024
16 items
This booklist was created for a reader who has previously enjoyed Barbara Kingsolver, Jeannette Walls, and Wally Lamb.
Carefu...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Award Wining, New & Popular, Romance Fiction.
Created on:
Oct 26, 2023
10 items
for a reader who likes Song of Achilles, the TV show, Girls and the movie series, John Wick.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Found & Dysfunctional Families, Depression & Campus Novel Streaming AudioBooks
Created on:
Sep 06, 2023
14 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: Augusten Burroughs, Anais Nin, and Sylvia Plath. Found families, ...
