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General Recommendations
Just For You! - Suspense With Depth
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouSL
Created on:
Jun 29, 2023
7 items
Suspense and thriller novels that don't sacrifice characterization and intelligence for the sake of keeping the pages turning.
General Recommendations
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 -Historical and Canadian Fiction -eBook Format
Created on:
Jul 24, 2023
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader with an inte...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Classics, Historical, Humour, Literary and Mystery Fiction
Created on:
Feb 16, 2022
14 items
This is a personalized booklist created by a VPL librarian. If you are interested in your own reading list, try our Books Just ...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - 2SLGBTQ+ and Asian Experiences
Created on:
May 07, 2024
11 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who enjoys reading about Asian and Asian Canadian/American experiences (e.g. Celest...
General Recommendations
VPL Picks: Thrillers
Created on:
Apr 10, 2026
20 items
The genre label 'thriller' describes books that give readers feelings of heightened anxiety, suspense, anticipation, and surpri...
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VPL Picks: Fictional Accounts of Real Life Stories
Created on:
Mar 12, 2026
24 items
Unlike biographies or memoirs, these stories take inspiration from real-life events and people. Some are meticulously researche...
1 like
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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...
General Recommendations
VPL Picks: New Adult Fiction
Created on:
Nov 21, 2023
26 items
"New Adult" is a literary genre that offers stories that resonate with the unique challenges and experiences faced by...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Mystery
Created on:
Apr 26, 2023
24 items
The genre label Mystery describes detective or crime fiction. Plots revolve around professional or amateur detectives investiga...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
Created on:
May 22, 2022
28 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 - Books Just For You - Romance, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction
Created on:
Apr 29, 2026
15 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader looking for romance, fantasy, and literary fiction. Th...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Female Leads, Historical Fiction, and Mysteries
Created on:
Nov 22, 2025
11 items
This list was prepared by VPL staff for a reader interested in mystery and general fiction. Their favourite works/authors inclu...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Female Authors of Romance & Mystery
Created on:
Jul 05, 2025
9 items
An exploration of new authors for fans of Lisa Jewell, Lianne Moriarty, and Carley Fortune. The perfect first pickup for fans o...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - General Fiction, Historical Fiction & Fantasy
Created on:
Feb 16, 2022
12 items
A selection of suspenseful fiction and fantasy with a dash of the unusual. Created by VPL’s reading experts for a patron who en...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mysteries, Thrillers, Historical & Popular New Fiction
Created on:
Dec 27, 2021
12 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Tur...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Indigenous, Mystery, Family and Humour
Created on:
Dec 16, 2018
9 items
This booklist was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who wants to read indigenous, adventurous, humorous, and popula...
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VPL - Books Just for You - For Fans of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach
Created on:
May 31, 2018
13 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach
1 like
Genre Guide
VPL - Books Just for You - Domestic, Erotic and General Fiction
Created on:
Oct 12, 2017
10 items
with an added touch of mystery. Complied by the VPL reading experts.
Genre Guide
KCLS BookMatch: Compelling Stories
By:
KCLSReads27
KCLSReads27
Created on:
Nov 23, 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 perso...
1 like
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers
Created on:
Apr 27, 2026
13 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed Stephen King crime & thriller novels, and ...
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Historical, Mystery & General Fiction Books
Created on:
Apr 09, 2026
16 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "Anxious People" by Fredrick Backman, "Briar Club&...
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VPL - Books Just For You - 2SLGBTQ+, Erotic, & Fantasy Fiction
Created on:
Apr 09, 2026
12 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed 'When We Lost Our Heads' by Heather O'...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biographies, Memoirs, General Fiction, and Mystery
Created on:
Jan 12, 2026
18 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys the The Paris Apartment, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and City of Gir...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Literary Fiction, and Thrillers
Created on:
Nov 24, 2025
17 items
This curated e-book and book list is designed for readers who enjoy fast-paced, intelligent thrillers similar to Dan Brown’s st...
1 like
