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General Recommendations
Just for You! - Diverse Personal Struggles
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouED
Created on:
Oct 23, 2021
8 items
Readers who enjoy diverse novels where characters grapple with race, relationships and parenthood might enjoy these picks.
1 like
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Just For You! - Titles With Superb Writing and Storytelling
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouCF
Created on:
May 10, 2021
6 items
Those who love the works of Donna Tartt, Richard Russo, Douglas Preston, and Stephen King are certain to find other riveting re...
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VPL - Books Just for You - eAudiobooks of Popular Biographies and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Dec 01, 2023
15 items
This personalized list was created for a reader looking for their next cozy read. Titles found on this list were inspired by th...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Funny Anecdotes, Fictitious Stories, and Thrilling Tales
Created on:
Nov 10, 2023
15 items
A personalized reading list for a reader that is looking for something new and exciting to read that pairs nicely with a cozy b...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical Fiction, Things that Go Bump in the Night, and Forbidden Romances
Created on:
Oct 23, 2023
16 items
This list was specially curated list for a reader that is looking to add to their Autumn To-Be-Read list. Books included in th...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winners, Historical Accounts and Tales of Hope and Morality
Created on:
Aug 31, 2023
18 items
A specially curated list of titles that offer a blend of historical settings, thought-provoking themes and engaging storytellin...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical, Romance, Mystery
Created on:
Feb 18, 2026
13 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Burn Notice and Community. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just For You - A Whole Lotta Fiction Goin' On
Created on:
May 19, 2023
14 items
A personalized list for an avid reader looking for well written and creative story lines that can be enjoyed in the many sub-ge...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Character-Driven Stories
Created on:
Mar 25, 2022
18 items
This is a personalized booklist inpisred by Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Elena Ferrante, Crossroads by Jonathan Fran...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Stories of survival and adventure
Created on:
Feb 10, 2026
11 items
This "Books Just For You" reading list was compiled by a member of the readers advisory team for Vancouver Public Lib...
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Just For You! - They Might Be Classics
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouAR
Created on:
Apr 21, 2020
8 items
Included here are notable adult fiction that might be considered classic reading someday, especially if you enjoyed A Gentleman...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary Fiction
Created on:
Sep 15, 2024
11 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who enjoyed The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Normal People by Sally Rooney, a...
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Winter Reading: Diverse Stories
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Jan 14, 2026
11 items
Earn a Winter Reading badge and expand your cultural horizons with these must-reads featuring folks from BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ ...
2 likes
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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
23 items
Unlike biographies or memoirs, these stories take inspiration from real-life events and people. Some are meticulously researche...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Fiction
Created on:
Apr 04, 2025
35 items
"2SLGBTQIA+: An acronym (sometimes also called an initialism) used to refer to Two-Spirit (2S), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
Created on:
May 22, 2022
27 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 - Women's Literature
Created on:
Oct 29, 2020
20 items
Key distinguishable features of women's literature:
- critically acclaimed or award-winning works, often accompanied by second...
3 likes
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VPL - 2SLGBTQ+ Fiction
Created on:
Mar 18, 2020
25 items
Fiction novels that feature 2SLGBTQ+ characters or are written by 2SLGBTQ+ authors.
Get started with these titles carefully se...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2020
31 items
In publishing, literary fiction novels are regarded as having more literary merit than most commercial or "genre" fic...
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VPL - The Social Novel
Created on:
Dec 30, 2019
27 items
The social novel, also called social problem novel, is a work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, ...
1 like
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Just for You! -- Historical Fiction with Adventure!
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouED
Created on:
Aug 19, 2020
6 items
If you like the writing of Amor Towles and Peter Heller, you'll devour this list.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Historical Fiction and Romance
Created on:
Dec 12, 2023
16 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of Jodi Picoult, Emily St. John Mandel and Graeme C. Simsion.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Insight into the Inner World
Created on:
Mar 29, 2026
17 items
This list was prepared by VPL staff for a reader interested in books that focus on the inner worlds of its characters. Their fa...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - romance, erotic fiction, books to inspire
Created on:
Mar 19, 2026
15 items
For someone who likes the show "Derry Girls", the movie "Call Me By Your Name", and the TV show "Sex a...
