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VPL -Books Just For You -Self Help, Biographies, Humor, Romance, Thrillers, and Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 13, 2022
11 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a VPL staff member for a patron with an interest in a variety...
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VPL - International Transgender Day of Visibility
Created on:
Mar 12, 2024
18 items
Enjoy these fiction titles selected by the reading experts at Vancouver Public Library to celebrate International Transgender D...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Erotica
Created on:
Jun 21, 2023
27 items
Erotica has always been taboo, and trends tend to reflect (and transgress) cultural mores. While any book has the potential to ...
3 likes
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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - February 2023
Created on:
Feb 12, 2023
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 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 ...
5 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Books to Inspire and Uplift
Created on:
Jul 13, 2023
10 items
A booklist created by a Readers Advisory team member for a reader who just wants to read delightful, inspiring books right now....
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Books to Inspire, Humour, Short Stories and Poetry
Created on:
Apr 12, 2026
16 items
Carefully selected by a VPL Staff, this list is created for a fan of Spirited Away, The Storyteller and The Secret Life of Walt...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Manga and Humour Books & Ebooks
Created on:
Apr 02, 2026
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: the "Harry Potter" book series by J.K. Rowling, and the...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Award Winners, LGBTQ2 Fiction & Fantasy
Created on:
Aug 23, 2022
16 items
This list by the Vancouver Public Library’s reading specialists is for a patron looking for award winning fiction, fantasy and ...
4 likes
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VPL - Books Just for You - Inspirational, International, Award Winning & Classics
Created on:
Feb 18, 2021
13 items
Designed for a reader who enjoys Pablo Neruda & John Steinbeck, and the novels: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle, The Stranger &a...
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VPL Books Just For You - Eclectic Fiction
Created on:
Jul 22, 2015
15 items
Adventure, inspirational, fantasy and historical fiction covering a wide variety of themes are on offer in this list of novel f...
Top Picks
VPL - Books Just For You: Readalikes
Created on:
Sep 13, 2013
6 items
A personalized list of fiction created by the VPL Readers Cafe Staff.
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VPL - Books Just for You - For a Fan of "Hellboy," Mike Tyson and UFC
Created on:
Nov 14, 2025
6 items
Books had adventure, dark humour, otherworldly undertones and redemption as themes. Carefully selected by a reading specialist ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Rich Worlds, Intriguing Twists, & Classic Lit
Created on:
Jun 26, 2025
24 items
This list is for a teen looking for fantasy, mystery, and graphics, as well as a few classics and older novels.
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VPL-Books Just For You - Past Life Regression, Holistic Health NonFiction & Uplifting, Fantasy & Mystery Books
Created on:
Jan 22, 2025
14 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks, the health detoxific...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Time Travel, Steamy Romance, and Inspiring Non-Fiction
Created on:
Apr 22, 2024
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for books to inspire or uplift, general fiction and romance titles. They have previously enj...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, General Fiction, and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Mar 20, 2024
12 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys The Night Circus, A tree Grows in Brooklyn, and Circe. They are looking for ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary, Award Winning, Historical Fiction
Created on:
Dec 23, 2022
20 items
Selected by our wonderful team of reading experts, this list was created for a reader who has expressed an interest in literary...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy and Inspirational
Created on:
Dec 30, 2021
7 items
This list was created for a reader who enjoys the writing of Glennon Doyle, Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, Chanel Miller and the...
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BPL - Books Just For You
Created on:
Nov 07, 2019
8 items
This list was created by reading experts at Burnaby Public Library for a reader interested in entertaining, books with an empha...
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VPL – Books Just for You – A Mix of Genres in eBook
Created on:
Jul 05, 2019
9 items
For a reader who enjoys writers Tamora Pierce, John Steinbeck, and William Shakespeare, the TV series Longmire, and the film Ra...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Science Fiction and Paranormal eBooks
Created on:
Mar 12, 2019
12 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoys Lois McMaster Bujold, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Tanya Huff, Robin McKinley, and L...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just for You - General Fiction
Created on:
Dec 19, 2018
9 items
For a reader who likes The Tin Man & The Goldfinch. Created by the VPL reading experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Self Discovery
Created on:
Jul 18, 2018
10 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed "This Accident of Being Lost," "The Blue Sword," and "P...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Inspirational, Spiritual, Historical and Adventurous Reads from Across the World
Created on:
Jan 31, 2018
9 items
The VPL Reading Experts have compiled this booklist for a reader interested in thought-provoking fiction and non-fiction with a...
