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General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Funny Anecdotes, Fictitious Stories, and Thrilling Tales
Created on:
Nov 10, 2023
15 items
A personalized reading list for a reader that is looking for something new and exciting to read that pairs nicely with a cozy b...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mixed Genre List
Created on:
Jul 03, 2023
14 items
This is a booklist inspired by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (strong women, poetic prose), Harry Potter (world building, nostalgia...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction, Mystery, Nonfiction
Created on:
Nov 30, 2022
14 items
This is a personalized booklist for a reader interested in Emma Donoghue, When Breath Becomes Air, Circe, The Guest List and Th...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mixed Genre List
Created on:
Sep 18, 2022
14 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Silent Patient, Small Great Things, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Migrations...
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Just for You! -- Thrillers, Suspense and a Little Romance
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Created on:
Sep 16, 2020
7 items
If you like complex stories filled with suspense, interesting characters and a bit of romance, explore these titles.
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VPL -Books Just For You -Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Mystery, with an emphasis on offbeat humor and alternate histories -Mixed Formats
Created on:
Jan 24, 2025
17 items
This Books Just For you personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader who enjo...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Humour & 2SLGBTQ+
Created on:
Jul 10, 2025
10 items
This Books Just For You reading list has been compiled by a member of VPL's readers advisory team. This list has a major focus ...
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VPL -Books Just For You -For a Reader Who Likes Robin Hobb, Janice Hallett, and Kij Johnson
Created on:
Oct 06, 2025
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader who like...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Humor
Created on:
Dec 31, 2024
22 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader seeking Fant...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fast-paced and Action-packed B.C. Fiction, Mystery, and Horror
Created on:
Sep 10, 2024
12 items
This VPL Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in B.C. ...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Psychological
Created on:
Feb 25, 2024
16 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron who like...
2 likes
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VPL -Books Just For You -Historical, Thrillers, Romance, and Harry Potter
Created on:
Jan 15, 2023
11 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 -Literary Fiction, Mysteries, Canadian and LGBTQ2S+
Created on:
Jun 16, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in literary ...
1 like
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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: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
Created on:
May 22, 2022
27 items
In a time-travel novel, a character uses science to deliberately visit another time.
In a time-slip novel, a character accide...
3 likes
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VPL Picks: Women BIPOC Authors of Genre Fiction
Created on:
Sep 28, 2020
23 items
This book list is a selection of recommended genre fiction written by BIPOC women writers. In the North American genre fiction ...
3 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Funny & Witty Books and Stories with Unexpected Twists
Created on:
Jul 07, 2021
12 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Parks and Recreation (TV show), Bones (TV show), Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Game N...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Thrillers and Memoirs
Created on:
Feb 04, 2025
13 items
Created for a reader who likes Harry Potter, Camilla Läckberg and biographies of famous athletes and people. Selected by VPL st...
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VPL – Books Just for You - Cozy Fantasy and Mysteries
Created on:
Sep 14, 2024
9 items
This list was prepared by VPL staff for a reader interested in inspiring or uplifting fantasy and mystery novels. Some of thei...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Horror, Mysteries, and Fiction set in Remote Places or Tight-knit and Strange Communities
Created on:
Jul 19, 2023
16 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys the TV show Trapped, the movie The Lighthouse, and the book The Yiddish Poli...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - New and Popular, Nonfiction, and Romance in Ebook Format
Created on:
Jun 12, 2023
15 items
For an ebook reader who enjoys a variety of books and subjects from Dan Brown and "The Davinci Code", to "Uncomf...
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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.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Classics, Fantasy, Historical, Horror & LGBTQ2S+
Created on:
Jan 18, 2021
10 items
Inspired by City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty, Penance by Kanae Minato, Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood, The Blue Castle by...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Horror, Humour & Mystery
Created on:
Feb 24, 2020
11 items
Inspired by the Nevernight Fantasy Series, the TV shows The Leftovers and The Alienist, and the writers Stephen King and Joe Hi...
