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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Created on:
Aug 20, 2025
11 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who likes Anastasia, Anne with an E, and Weyward. Enjoy!
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Romance, Fantasy and Psychological Fiction
Created on:
Jul 23, 2025
14 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney, The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo, and...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Complex Character Stories
Created on:
Jan 16, 2023
11 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Circe by Made...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Stories with Adventure, Inspiration, Laughs and Family Dynamics
Created on:
Jun 30, 2022
15 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Lord of the Rings, Glennon Doyle, Brene Brown. Schitt's Creek, and Anne of Green Ga...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+ , Literary Fiction, and Fantasy
Created on:
Jan 28, 2026
12 items
This Books Just For You List was put together by a VPL staff member for a patron who enjoyed The Humans by Matt Haig, Aristotle...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Classics, Thrillers, Fantasy, and Humor
Created on:
Nov 14, 2025
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader whose favori...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You -Self Help, New And Popular Fiction, Books to Inspire or Uplift.
Created on:
Oct 22, 2024
14 items
This Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in new and p...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Magical Realism, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Sapphic Fiction
Created on:
Jan 31, 2023
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron whose fa...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Classics, Humor, Feminist and Sapphic History, and Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 09, 2022
15 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library Staff Member for a reader with an ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary, Mystery, Thrillers
Created on:
May 14, 2025
10 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who enjoys Bonjour Tristesse, The Secret History and The Subtle Knife. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy with Romance Subplots
Created on:
Jan 21, 2025
10 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes If We Were Villains by ML Rio, In Memoriam by Alice Winn, and the Six of ...
2 likes
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Favorite Novels by Women
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JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Mar 07, 2018
13 items
JCPL staff share some of their favorite books by women to celebrate Women's History Month — an excuse to talk about some deeply...
4 likes
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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - January 2026
Created on:
Dec 30, 2025
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 - 2025 Giller Prize Longlist
Created on:
Sep 16, 2025
16 items
"Fourteen outstanding Canadian authors have been named to the 2025 Giller Prize longlist. The 14 titles were chosen from 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 - Book Bingo - Bildungsroman Novels
Created on:
Jul 25, 2023
12 items
Gear up for VPL's Adult Summer Challenge Book Bingo with this list of bildungsroman novels. Come of age with these fantastic re...
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VPL Picks: Alternative Historical Fiction
Created on:
Mar 04, 2021
22 items
A sub-genre of speculative fiction, alternate or alternative historical fiction is positioned around the what-ifs. Alternative ...
4 likes
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VPL Picks: Up Lit & Gentle Reads - Empathy, Kindness, and Hope in Darker Times
Created on:
Mar 05, 2020
19 items
Up Lit and Gentle Reads main emphasis is on empathy and family bonds, acts of kindness to strangers, the human spirit, gentler ...
5 likes
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VPL Picks: Fiction to Inspire
Created on:
Nov 19, 2019
19 items
Any good book can be an inspiration, but the books selected below include fictional characters who either overcome adversity or...
4 likes
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VPL - Gay Fiction
Created on:
May 31, 2019
25 items
Gay fiction has all the same characteristics as other literature genres, but with male homosexuality central to the story. Clas...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Romance
Created on:
Jun 09, 2023
10 items
This is a booklist inspired by Mieko Kawakami, Parade by Hiromi Kawakami, and Me Before You. Enjoy!
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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.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Books to Inspire and Uplift
Created on:
Jul 13, 2023
10 items
A booklist created by a Readers Advisory team member for a reader who just wants to read delightful, inspiring books right now....
1 like
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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 - YA Award-Winners, Horror & Nonfic
Created on:
Jan 22, 2024
11 items
