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General Recommendations
Just For You! - Women's Lives
By:
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JeffcoJustForYouCL2
Created on:
Aug 19, 2020
9 items
Explore the world through the eyes of these intriguing female protagonists.
General Recommendations
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...
2 likes
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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...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Classic and Fiction
Created on:
Mar 02, 2026
10 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes East of Eden, The Secret History and Mad Men. Enjoy!
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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 -Romance, Humor, Medical, and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Jun 21, 2022
9 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library Staff member for a patron with an interest in Romance, ...
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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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General Recommendations
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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General Recommendations
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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General Recommendations
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...
2 likes
General Recommendations
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 - 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 - Teen Relationships & Romance from a Male POV
Created on:
Mar 26, 2026
24 items
M/F fiction and romance featuring first loves and everything beyond.
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Humour & Romance
Created on:
Aug 10, 2023
15 items
Humour & Romance mostly highlighting our 2SLGBTQ+ collection compiled by VPL Readers Advisory Staff. This booklist was buil...
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General Recommendations
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 (...
1 like
General Recommendations
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...
1 like
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy & Thrillers
Created on:
Mar 27, 2021
10 items
with award winning and popular fiction. Created by VPL reading experts.
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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 - General Fiction, Science Fiction & Short Stories
Created on:
Jan 03, 2024
15 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has previously enjoyed 'The Imperfectionists', 'In...
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