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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 - 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 - 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 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 - 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 ...
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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 - Thrillers, Historical Fiction and More
Created on:
Jun 13, 2018
10 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys Harry Potter, All the Light We Cannot See, Truly, Madly, Guilty, Little Fires Eve...
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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 - New Literary Fiction
Created on:
Jul 12, 2025
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for new & popular literary fiction. They have previously enjoyed "James," &quo...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction - Historical Fiction - Mystery
Created on:
Oct 11, 2024
15 items
For a Reader who has enjoyed the books "Still Life", "Life After Life", and "Ten Thousand Doors of Jan...
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction & Humour About the Lives of Women
Created on:
May 22, 2024
15 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who wants to read about female protagonists figuring o...
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+ and General Fiction
Created on:
Apr 19, 2024
16 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Howls Moving Castle, If We Were Villains, and Peaces. They are looking for 2...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary Fiction
Created on:
Oct 31, 2023
15 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of The Love Songs of W.E.B. du Bois and Hood Feminism.
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Memoir
Created on:
Aug 29, 2023
10 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader looking for compelling books in the general fiction, historical fiction, and memoir gen...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Darkly Humorous and Thrilling Biographies & Memoirs, Mysteries, and Science Fiction.
Created on:
May 09, 2023
15 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Brain on Fire, The Silent Patient, Lost in the Valley of Death, My Year of R...
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VPL - Books Just for You - General Fiction and Thrillers to Keep You Hooked
Created on:
Apr 05, 2023
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for general fiction and thriller titles that are award winning or feature LGBTQ2S+ diverse c...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Art and Artists
Created on:
Mar 30, 2023
7 items
For a fan of "Ninth Street Women" by Mary Gabriel and books about the lives of artists. Carefully selected by a readi...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Award Winning World Lit & Non-Fiction
Created on:
Oct 04, 2022
9 items
Created for someone who is looking for award winning fiction and non-fiction, particularly from international authors. They hav...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Atmospheric Stories
Created on:
Jun 23, 2022
22 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Erin Morgenstern, Natasha Pulley, Robert Macfarlane, Daisy Johnson, and Tana French...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Mystery, SciFi, and Thrillers
Created on:
May 09, 2022
12 items
This list was created for a reader who would like to read fantasy, general fiction, mystery and thriller, as well as Scifi. Thi...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Award-winners & Popular New Books
Created on:
Mar 28, 2022
12 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed The Walking Dead, The Road, and the writing of Fran...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography, General Fiction, Humour
Created on:
Jan 07, 2022
12 items
This book list was created by VPL Readers' Advisory Staff for a patron who enjoyed Matt Haig, Kristin Hannah, Jeanine Cummins, ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - For a Reader Who Desires Books to Inspire or Uplift, General Fiction, LGBTQ2S+, Mystery and Thrillers
Created on:
Jan 06, 2022
22 items
From Vancouver Public Library's Reading Experts, here's a booklist for someone for enjoys detective and mystery shows, and book...
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