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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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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 - Top 10 Staff Picks for 2025
Created on:
Dec 02, 2025
11 items
We made it to the end of the year and as a special treat we've collected 10 of our favourite books published in 2025. Compiled ...
2 likes
General Recommendations
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...
4 likes
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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 - Canadian Fiction, Fantasy and Short Stories
Created on:
Dec 10, 2025
16 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this list is created for a fan of Ken Follett, Andy Weir and Will Ferguson.
1 like
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VPL – Books Just for You – Classics, Horror, Literary Fiction
Created on:
Nov 19, 2025
18 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in classics, horror, and literary fiction. Favourite re...
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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...
General Recommendations
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 - 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...
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VPL – Books Just for You – 2SLGBTQ+, Humour & Romance
Created on:
May 29, 2024
14 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in some 2SLGBTQ+, humour, and romance reading. Favourit...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Mystery, and 2SLGBTQ+
Created on:
May 16, 2024
15 items
This booklist was created for a reader looking for some General Fiction, Mystery, and Short Stories, who has previously enjoyed...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary Fiction - New & Popular
Created on:
Apr 10, 2024
13 items
For a reader who has enjoyed Prophet Song, Cloud Cuckoo Land, and the works of Ursula Le Guin.
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For you - Award winning, Classics, literary Fiction, Mystery and World/International
Created on:
May 18, 2023
14 items
This list was created for a reader who would love to read, awarding wining fiction, classics, literary fiction, mystery and wor...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Canadian Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction and World /International.
Created on:
May 07, 2023
15 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of the movies Shallow Grave and Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, and a fan of...
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VPL - Books Just For You - LGBTQIA2S+ General Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Award Winners
Created on:
Mar 27, 2023
14 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys N.K. Jemisin, Octavia Butler, and Fonda Lee. They are looking for Award Winn...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Indigenous And LGBTQ2S+ Journeys in Fantasy And Historical Fiction
Created on:
May 10, 2022
23 items
Our wonderful team of reading experts at the Vancouver Public Library have curated a book list for readers who want to read Fan...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fierce women with a dash of healing magic
Created on:
May 15, 2019
11 items
These titles feature strong, complex female protagonists who use their wits and abilities to work through difficult situations....
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - From the Compelling to the Comical
Created on:
Nov 14, 2018
10 items
This list was compiled by the VPL Reading Experts for a reader who enjoyed The Power by Naomi Alderman, Manhattan Beach by Jenn...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Graphic and Otherwise
Created on:
Dec 08, 2017
8 items
A list of novels and graphic novels compiled by the VPL reading experts for a patron who liked William Gibson, Neal Stephenson,...
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Staff Picks: Romance
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Aug 10, 2022
17 items
Ready for a "happily-ever-after?" Fall in love with one of these romances, recommended by our staff.
2 likes
General Recommendations
KCLS BookMatch: Engaging Characters; Twist
By:
KCLSReads01
KCLSReads01
Created on:
Nov 25, 2015
12 items
This list was created by a Librarian with the King County Library System for a reader. Would you like to receive your own pers...
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Seattle Picks: Mystery and Thriller
Created on:
Sep 24, 2020
25 items
A variety of mysteries and thrillers selected by our librarians and published in 2019-2020, just for you. (Updated September 2020)
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