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VPL - What Vancouver Is Reading, Spring 2023
Created on:
Apr 21, 2023
25 items
The City of Vancouver is a city of readers. Vancouver Public Library asked what our residents are currently reading, and receiv...
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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 - Books Just for You - Fiction with Heart, Suspense, and a Little Magic
Created on:
May 16, 2020
9 items
For readers who enjoy the works of Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, Dean Koontz, and J.K. Rowling. - VPL Reading Experts
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical, Mystery & General Fiction
Created on:
Dec 16, 2024
12 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed the novel Life After Life, the works of Hilary...
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VPL - Books Just for You - New or Award-Winning Historical Fiction
Created on:
May 26, 2022
10 items
This list was created for someone looking for award-winning or new and popular fiction, mysteries or historical fiction titles....
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Biography, Humour, Inspiration, Short Stories, and Animal Fiction
Created on:
May 16, 2019
14 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed David Baldacci's Wish You Well, Eileen Cook's One Too Many Lies, Carolyn Jourdan...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Non-Fiction and Science Fiction
Created on:
May 11, 2018
12 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed Being Mortal (Atul Gawande), The Big Necessity (Rose George), Brave New World (H...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Classics, General Fiction and Mystery Readalikes
Created on:
Feb 27, 2018
12 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, J.K. Rowl...
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VPL - Mother's Day 2024
Created on:
Apr 24, 2024
22 items
“Dear Mom—This one is for you.” A selection of books lovingly dedicated to moms and mother figures by the authors. Carefully ch...
1 like
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VPL - What Vancouver is Reading in 2021
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
100 items
The Vancouver Public Library asked patrons on Instagram (@VancouverPublicLibrary) what book they are starting off with in 2021....
1 like
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Summer Holiday : Read, Watch, Binge!
By:
Loganlib_LoanRanger
Created on:
Nov 19, 2021
53 items
Are you looking for that next great read, movie to watch or TV show to binge over the summer holidays? The Loan Rangers are a u...
1 like
General Recommendations
Semiahmoo Teen Book Review Project
Created on:
Oct 31, 2017
87 items
Teens from Semiahmoo Library in Surrey, B.C., write reviews of Advanced Reading Copies and newly published titles.
1 like
General Recommendations
Just A Good Book
By:
m
mauve_horse_152
Created on:
Mar 23, 2025
99 items
a good book in every way and just books I love. ran out of room so part 2??? This list is chaos so sorry
1 like
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 7/27/21
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CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Jul 25, 2021
20 items
Just released Tuesday, July 27, these titles are ready for your requests!
General Recommendations
Summer at CPL: Summer 2024 Reader Recommendations
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Sep 30, 2024
30 items
Our 2024 Summer Reading Challenge for adults was a hit. Here is just a sampling of the excellent recommendations from patrons w...
General Recommendations
You Are Kenough
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Sep 19, 2023
29 items
The blockbuster Barbie movie this summer has sparked so many conversations, the topic of male empathy being just one of them th...
4 likes
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles for 3/21/23
By:
CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Mar 15, 2023
19 items
Just released Tuesday, March 21, these titles are ready for your requests!
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City of Stories: Summer 2022 Reader Recommendations
By:
ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Sep 13, 2022
45 items
Our 2022 Summer Reading Challenge for adults, City of Stories, was a hit. Here is just a sampling of the excellent recommendati...
2 likes
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 6/7/22
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CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
May 27, 2022
19 items
Just released Tuesday, June 7, these titles are ready for your requests!
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 1/4/22
By:
CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Dec 30, 2021
23 items
Just released Tuesday, January 4, these titles are ready for your requests!
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Adult Books by Black Authors with LGBT+ Main Characters
Created on:
Oct 29, 2021
84 items
Only books that have at least one main character (MC) that is queer are included in this guide. When it isn't known what a char...
1 like
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CRRL Picks: Hot New Titles 4/6/21
By:
CRRLCollection
CRRLCollection
Created on:
Apr 05, 2021
19 items
Just released Tuesday, April 6, these titles are ready for your requests!
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Sidewise Awards Winners
Created on:
Apr 29, 2019
63 items
The Sidewise Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to recognize excellence in alternate historical fiction. In an alt...
1 like
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Not just wives…
Created on:
Mar 06, 2019
22 items
Celebrate Women’s History Month by spending some time with these memorable characters! Learn their names and enjoy their stories.
4 likes
General Recommendations
Women Write Banned Books
By:
DBRL_ReginaF
DBRL_ReginaF
Created on:
Oct 01, 2025
100 items
So many of the more that 4200 unique titles listed in the banned book index collected by PEN America are written by women. Thes...
