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General Recommendations
Just For You! -- LGBTQ+ Complex and Immersive Narratives
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouAR2
Created on:
Apr 14, 2023
7 items
You might enjoy these books if you have been interested in reading more LBGTQ+ fiction that features complex stories, immersive...
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Just for You! – Realistic and Fantastic Historical Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouSL
Created on:
Dec 29, 2021
7 items
Readers looking to learn more about the past while also being engrossed in the lives of fictional characters may enjoy these pi...
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Just for You! - Historical Fiction and More
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouSL2
Created on:
Mar 10, 2021
8 items
Intriguing titles focusing on historical fiction, with a soupcon of historical nonfiction that reads like fiction
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VPl - Books Just for You - Historical Fiction, International Stories, 2SLGTBQ+ Reads
Created on:
Mar 01, 2024
18 items
A personalized reading list for a reader that is looking to get out of a reading slump. Titles found in this list are inspired...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Uplifting Tales, Humourous Anecdotes and Steamy Stories
Created on:
Dec 08, 2023
14 items
This is a personalized list for a reader looking to expand their reading catalogue. Titles in this list were inspired by the wo...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Stories with Adventure and History
Created on:
Jan 10, 2022
12 items
This is a personalized booklist with fiction based on real life stories, adventure, mythology, historical fiction, science fict...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Classics, Historical, Humour, Literary and Mystery Fiction
Created on:
Feb 16, 2022
14 items
This is a personalized booklist created by a VPL librarian. If you are interested in your own reading list, try our Books Just ...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Historical Romance
Created on:
Dec 19, 2021
24 items
Historical romance is a subgenre of traditional romance where the plot takes place in a setting located in the past (generally ...
2 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 ...
4 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...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Immersive Settings, Women's Experiences, Politics, Religion, and Unreliable Narrators
Created on:
Apr 17, 2025
15 items
For a fan of Margaret Atwood (esp. "Alias Grace"), Rosemary Sutcliff, Madeline Miller, and the Dune films. Patron req...
2 likes
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VPL – Books Just for You – Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Mystery & Romance
Created on:
Aug 27, 2022
15 items
Created by the Vancouver Public Library reading specialists for a patron who likes authors Jeaniene Frost and Stephen King, and...
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VPL - Books Just For You - New and Popular Works including Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, and Romance
Created on:
May 02, 2022
16 items
For a Reader who has enjoyed The Alice Network, The Da Vinci Code, Game of Thrones, and the Bridgerton series.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Getting Into the Holiday Spirit with Romance, Historical, and General Fiction
Created on:
Nov 10, 2021
15 items
This list was created for someone who is looking for books that take place during the Christmas holidays or wintertime. They ha...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mystery, Humour, Romance & More
Created on:
Sep 15, 2020
12 items
Inspired by the writing of Ruth Ware, Kate Carlisle, Rhys Bowen and Sophie Kinsella, this list was created for a reader who wan...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Compelling Narrators, Road Stories, and Family Histories
Created on:
Apr 03, 2019
16 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys Fredrik Backman, Louise Erdrich, Maria Semple, Donna Tartt, and Jeannette Walls. ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Readalikes
Created on:
Jul 02, 2016
10 items
Readalikes for different titles and authors as selected by you.
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Various
Created on:
Jan 30, 2015
8 items
Here is a list of novels created for you by the library's information staff.
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VPL – Books Just for You – Fantasy, Romance, Nonfiction
Created on:
Oct 06, 2025
20 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in fantasy, romance, and nonfiction. The reader also en...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance
Created on:
Oct 03, 2025
13 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in fantasy, historical fiction, and romance. Favourite ...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Classics, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction
Created on:
Jul 22, 2025
14 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in classics, literary fiction, and science fiction. Fav...
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Classics, and Erotic Fiction
Created on:
Mar 28, 2025
16 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Song of Achilles, On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous, and Sense8. They are loo...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Locked Rooms, Closed Circles, and Dark Academia
Created on:
Feb 21, 2025
16 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in locked room and closed circle mysteries, as well as ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - BC Fiction, Fantasy and Thrillers
Created on:
Jun 06, 2024
12 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff for a reader, this is BC authors book list is a mixture of fantasy and thrillers.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical FIC, Science FIC & Non-FIC
Created on:
Jun 05, 2024
14 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed the novels Dune and The Thousand Autumns Of Ja...
