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General Recommendations
Just for You! -- Engaging Japanese Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYou
Created on:
Apr 28, 2025
7 items
Readers interested in Japanese and Japanese American characters from a variety of backgrounds and historical periods will find ...
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Just For You! -- Suspense Featuring Resourceful Women
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYou
Created on:
Sep 09, 2020
7 items
Readers who enjoy historical and contemporary suspense and thrillers with engaging, strong women may find their next read on th...
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Just For You! -- Women's Lives in Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouWR2
Created on:
Sep 05, 2020
8 items
Those of you who enjoy reading about women's lives with historical and time travel themes also explored will enjoy this list!
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VPL - Books Just for You - Light-Hearted Reads, Character-Driven Plots and Stories of Achievement
Created on:
Jun 20, 2024
17 items
This specially curated list was created for a reader looking for their next great beach read. Titles included in this list were...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy and Romantasy!
Created on:
Jul 24, 2024
15 items
This list was specially curated for a reader that is looking for their next great summer read! Titles included in this list wer...
1 like
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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 - Romantic Tales, Mysterious Happenings and Things That Go Bump in the Night
Created on:
Jul 27, 2023
13 items
A personalized list of recommended book titles for a patron interested in this summer's popular reads. The titles included in t...
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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 - Biographies and Fiction
Created on:
May 29, 2023
13 items
This is a personalized reading list inspired by Assassin's Apprentice by Hobbs, Kushiel's Dark by Carey, The Sparrow by Russell...
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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...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Playing with Reality
Created on:
Jun 09, 2022
16 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by The Midnight Library, Gone Girl, Shutter Island, The Silent Patient, and The Truman...
1 like
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Just For You! Mysteries with Character
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouAR
Created on:
Jun 07, 2020
7 items
Fans of complicated, well-developed characters trying to solve questions, especially questions involving murder, may find somet...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Classics, General Fiction and Nonfiction
Created on:
Nov 21, 2023
13 items
This Books Just For You reading list was compiled by VPL's reader's advisory staff. It has been build with ebooks of classics, ...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Worldbuilding Fantasy and Escapism
Created on:
Jul 20, 2023
11 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron seeking ...
2 likes
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VPL -Books Just For You -Various Fiction
Created on:
Jan 10, 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...
2 likes
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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,...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Classics, Humor and Indigenous Fiction
Created on:
May 18, 2022
10 items
This VPL Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in Class...
2 likes
Genre Guide
VPL - Books Just for You - Literary fiction
Created on:
Feb 10, 2016
8 items
Enjoy these literary fiction novels selected just for you by the VPL Reading Experts.
Topic Guide
VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, History, and Alternative Realities
Created on:
Jan 21, 2015
7 items
Here are some books chosen just for you by the Information staff at the library.
General Recommendations
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: Heist Fiction
Created on:
Jan 23, 2022
20 items
Heist fiction is any work which centres around an organized, large-scale robbery or theft which requires next level planning an...
2 likes
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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: 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 ...
3 likes
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VPL Picks: Sea Fiction
Created on:
Jul 20, 2019
11 items
Novels about the sea, sea creatures and the seashore.
Get started with these titles carefully selected by the reading special...
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