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Just For You! -- Compelling Literary Fiction
By:
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JeffcoJustForYouCL
Created on:
Sep 04, 2021
8 items
This list is for readers who enjoy well-told stories with memorable characters and engaging storylines.
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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 - Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sci-Fi and Stories with Political Themes
Created on:
Aug 13, 2024
16 items
This specially curated list was created for a person that is looking for their next great read. Titles included in this list we...
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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 - Award-Winning Titles, Historical and Literary Fiction and Canadian Fiction Too!
Created on:
Apr 27, 2023
14 items
A personalized list specially created for an avid reader who has recently enjoyed titles such as, "Young Mungo", &quo...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Stories on Audiobook
Created on:
Jun 15, 2022
16 items
This is a booklist inspired by Toni Morrison, Diana Gabaldon, Adrienne Maree Brown, Octavia Butler and Isabel Allende. Enjoy!
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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 -Literature and Some Literary Science Fiction
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
11 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared for a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader whose f...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Thrillers, and Historical
Created on:
Oct 03, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a VPL staff member for a patron who likes Fantasy, Thrillers,...
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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 - 2025 Booker Prize Longlist
Created on:
Aug 07, 2025
15 items
From the Booker Prize Website:
"The ‘Booker Dozen’ features five British authors, while also encapsulating a vast range ...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Fiction
Created on:
Apr 04, 2025
35 items
"2SLGBTQIA+: An acronym (sometimes also called an initialism) used to refer to Two-Spirit (2S), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr...
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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...
11 likes
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VPL - 2SLGBTQ+ Fiction
Created on:
Mar 18, 2020
25 items
Fiction novels that feature 2SLGBTQ+ characters or are written by 2SLGBTQ+ authors.
Get started with these titles carefully se...
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2020
31 items
In publishing, literary fiction novels are regarded as having more literary merit than most commercial or "genre" fic...
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VPL - New Adult Fiction
Created on:
Aug 24, 2018
20 items
Hallmarks of New Adult fiction:
- protagonists usually between the age of 18-25, often attending college
- emotionally-intense ...
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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...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Uplifting, Mystery and New & Popular Books
Created on:
Apr 17, 2024
12 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: the movie "Saltburn" and books by Zoe Whittall & Lu...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Feminist Dystopia, LGBTQ2S+ Romance & Feminist Thriller Books
Created on:
Jan 28, 2024
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. for a patron who likes: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "Winner ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Canadian Fiction - Historical Fiction - World / International Fiction
Created on:
Nov 23, 2023
18 items
For a reader who has enjoyed historical fiction based in Italy, as well as "The Island of Sea Women", by Lisa See, an...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction and Historical Fiction with Social Issues and Secrets
Created on:
Jul 11, 2023
14 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Downton Abbey, Blue Bloods, Birdman, Inception as well as the Detective Warw...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Large Print Mystery, Romance & Medical Thriller Books
Created on:
Feb 01, 2023
10 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes authors Robin Cook, Daniel Kalla, Stephen King & Bianca Marias...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Award Winning & Popular Audiobooks
Created on:
Aug 13, 2022
13 items
Created by the Vancouver Public Library’s reading specialists for a patron who historical fiction and memoir like “Pillars of t...
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