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General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy and Sci-fi to Help You Reach Your Reading Goals
Created on:
Aug 11, 2017
10 items
A collection of fantasy and science fiction novels for you based on your likes, recommended by VPL's Reading Experts. A focus w...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Dystopian Science Fiction, Historical Fiction and More
Created on:
Jan 23, 2025
11 items
Selected for a reader who likes "Station Eleven", "Alone" (TV series) and Kurt Vonnegut. Selected by VPL staff
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VPL - Books Just For You - General Fiction and Nonfiction
Created on:
Oct 04, 2024
15 items
For a reader who has enjoyed the adventure thrillers of James Rollins, the fantasy worlds of George R.R. Martin's "Song of...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Literary Fiction, Fantasy & NonFiction Books
Created on:
Feb 08, 2024
15 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "Heartburn" by Nora Ephron, "Trespasses" by L...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Supernatural, Literary, elements of Mystery & variety in Genres
Created on:
Jan 19, 2024
13 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, and Aaronovitch'...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrillers, Fantasy, and Humor
Created on:
Jan 08, 2024
16 items
Selected by our wonderful team of reading experts, this list was created for a reader who requested books from the Thrillers, F...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Multiple Universes, Family Feelings, Redemption and Some Heat
Created on:
Apr 26, 2023
9 items
For a fan of Philip Pullman, Octavia Butler, "The Last of Us", "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (film), ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Adult Fantasy, Sci-Fi & General Fiction... hold the cheeze.
Created on:
Feb 27, 2022
10 items
This list was created by VPL's Reader's Advisory staff for a patron who liked The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Lord Of The...
1 like
Genre Guide
BPL - Books Just For You
Created on:
Feb 24, 2022
12 items
This list was created by reading experts at Burnaby Public Library for a reader interested in entertaining classics, fantasy, g...
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VPL - Books Just For You – Fantasy, Science Fiction and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Jul 15, 2021
21 items
This list was created for a reader who enjoyed Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Star Wars as well as books by Jane Austen and V....
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VPL - Books Just For You - Diverse Novels, Non-Fiction and Science Fiction
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
8 items
This list was created for a reader who enjoys the writing of Douglas Adams, Brian K. Vaughan and Kahlil Gibran, and who is look...
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VPL - Books Just For You - eAudiobooks: Mysteries, Fantasy, Thrillers, SF
Created on:
Dec 22, 2020
9 items
This list of eAudiobooks was created by VPL's reading experts for a patron who enjoys mysteries, SF, thrillers and fantasy. Fav...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy & Science Fiction
Created on:
Dec 02, 2020
16 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in fantasy, sci-fi, and general fiction. Favourite auth...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Mysteries, Sci-Fi, Short Stories and New Fiction
Created on:
Nov 15, 2019
12 items
For fans of Donna Leon, Stephen King, Louise Penny, Olen Steinhauer and the T.V. show The Crown. Created by VPL’s reading experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - General Fiction
Created on:
Nov 18, 2018
9 items
Created for a reader interested in Adventure, Award winning, Classic, Fantasy and Mystery Fiction.
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Literary and Hard Sci Fi, Comedy, and Gothic Fiction
Created on:
Mar 14, 2022
11 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by Vancouver Public Library staff for
a patron who likes hard science fiction, liter...
1 like
General Recommendations
Adult Books by Black Authors with LGBT+ Main Characters
Created on:
Oct 29, 2021
84 items
Only books that have at least one main character (MC) that is queer are included in this guide. When it isn't known what a char...
1 like
General Recommendations
Book Reviews on a Stick
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SPPL_Recommends
SPPL_Recommends
Created on:
Aug 21, 2019
29 items
Some suggestions from SPPL Staff, and just in time for the State Fair we've put them on a stick!
1 like
General Recommendations
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
Because It's There: Books by Chance
Created on:
Jan 21, 2023
10 items
There are many different ways to choose a next book -- intentionally, algorithmically, serendipitously. Sometimes chance discov...
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Black History Month
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OPLBOOKLISTS
OPLBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Feb 09, 2021
70 items
Works that celebrate the past, present, and future of Black history.
1 like
General Recommendations
Best Books of 2020
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ChiPubLib_Adults
ChiPubLib_Adults
Created on:
Nov 20, 2020
100 items
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the best books published in 2020.
14 likes
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2026 Book Squad Goal: Read a Book Nominated for a Literary Prize
Created on:
Dec 20, 2025
70 items
Listed below are several titles that were nominated across many of the most known literary prizes over the past five or so year...
1 like
General Recommendations
Genre Megahits & Gems
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JCLBetM
JCLBetM
Created on:
Jul 22, 2025
83 items
Want to go on a genre adventure? Goodreads shared a list of genre "Megahits" and "Gems" that may guide you....
10 likes
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New York Times: The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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v
vancouver_fan
Created on:
Jul 10, 2024
62 items
[Currently #41-100 released as of July 10, 2024; rest of listed still to be published.]
As voted on by 503 novelists, nonficti...
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