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General Recommendations
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 ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - A Selection of Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 28, 2019
13 items
For a reader who enjoys One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Master and Margarita, and Everything is Illuminated. Created by the ...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Erotic, Fantasy, Humour and Mystery in Audiobooks on CD
Created on:
Jan 03, 2023
15 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a reader who enjoyed Moonrise Kingdom, Legally Blonde, Yearbook and Life's a Preach and...
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VPL – Books Just for You – A Mix of Fiction
Created on:
Aug 15, 2022
13 items
Fiction for a patron who likes “Outlander”, “Little Fires Everywhere”, “Gone with the Wind” and the film “Everything Everywhere...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Complex, Offbeat Fiction
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Nov 24, 2021
14 items
For a patron who enjoys award winning, complex or offbeat fiction, romance and fantasy with a dash of wit, grit and LGBTQ2+ div...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Family Mysteries, Short Stories, Fiction Readalikes
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Sep 10, 2021
9 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a patron who is looking for both novels and short stories, including award-w...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Uplifting and Inspiring Fiction
Created on:
Apr 24, 2019
9 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a patron who is looking for short, uplifting fiction. Favourite authors inc...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical Fiction Across Time & Around the World
Created on:
Aug 18, 2017
8 items
This booklist was created for a patron who has enjoyed reading books by Lawrence Hill, Edward Hower, Shilpi Somaya Gowda and Co...
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Suggested Books from the 2022 Reading Challenge
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GreenwichFiction
GreenwichFiction
Created on:
Jun 04, 2022
100 items
Don't know where to start or what to read? Take inspiration from our community of Greenwich readers. This list includes just a ...
6 likes
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NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century - Reader's Pick
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CMLReads_Alex
CMLReads_Alex
Created on:
Nov 29, 2024
100 items
New York Times Readers respond to the critics picks with their own submissions for the best books of the century so far https:/...
11 likes
General Recommendations
Black Voices: A Read & Grow Book List
By:
Hastings_Adults
Hastings_Adults
Created on:
Dec 30, 2022
50 items
We suggest these books as part of the Read & Grow series. This list features books from Black authors and about Black cultu...
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General Recommendations
New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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CMLReads_Alex
CMLReads_Alex
Created on:
Jul 18, 2024
100 items
The New York Times compiled a list of the best books of the 21st Century so far, and you can find them all at the library! Lear...
17 likes
Genre Guide
The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2017
By:
d
Duke_Dublin
Created on:
Jan 14, 2017
98 items
The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. This list represe...
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New Fiction Releases: January 2026
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HfxPL_Adults
HfxPL_Adults
Created on:
Dec 15, 2025
100 items
New year, new titles! Here's the latest in new releases for the first month of 2026.
General Recommendations
NY Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century (Reader's Choice)
Created on:
May 29, 2025
99 items
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html
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General Recommendations
CPL Staff Top 5 Picks of 2023
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CPL_StaffPicks
CPL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Dec 22, 2023
72 items
Curious what CPL staff read? Check out our Top 5 Picks of 2023!
Every staff member has their own unique preferences for books,...
General Recommendations
Best Books of the 21st Century (so far)
By:
JCLCaitlinP
JCLCaitlinP
Created on:
Oct 07, 2018
92 items
http://www.vulture.com/article/best-books-21st-century-so-far.html
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Topic Guide
The Best Books of the Century (for Now) - Vulture.com
Created on:
Sep 29, 2018
94 items
"A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon A panel of critics tells us what belongs on a list of the 100 most importan...
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