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Just for You! -- Circe Readalikes & More
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Created on:
Jun 07, 2022
7 items
If you're a fan of Madeline Miller's Circe, enjoy compelling stories with strong female characters or just like well-written bo...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Fantasy, Horror, Historical, and Thrillers
Created on:
Sep 19, 2022
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron whose fa...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Magical Realism, Mystery, and Horror
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Mar 31, 2022
12 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by Vancouver Public Library staff for a patron whose favorite authors include Paulo C...
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VPL Picks: Thrillers
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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 - Ghost Stories
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Oct 12, 2022
22 items
Ghost stories belong to supernatural fiction and feature ghosts or unseen forces that characters in the story believe are manif...
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VPL Picks: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
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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...
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VPL Picks: Alternative Historical Fiction
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Mar 04, 2021
22 items
A sub-genre of speculative fiction, alternate or alternative historical fiction is positioned around the what-ifs. Alternative ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical, General, Dystopian & Thriller Books & Downloadable Audiobooks
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Sep 11, 2025
14 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, "Remarkably Bright ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrillers, Adventure, Classic & General Fiction
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Oct 04, 2019
9 items
Created by VPL's reading experts, this list was compiled for a reader who has enjoyed Game of Thrones, Frankenstein, Murder on ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Memoirs & Thrillers
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Dec 01, 2017
10 items
This list of ebooks was compiled by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in award-winning bio/memoirs and thrillers.
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VPL – Books Just for You – Mysteries
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Sep 05, 2025
16 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in mysteries, including historical detective stories. F...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction & Mysteries
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Nov 26, 2024
11 items
Created for a reader who likes Jodi Picoult, Agatha Christie and the TV series "Criminal Minds". Selected by VPL staff.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrillers, Fantasy, and Humor
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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 - Historical, Mystery, Thrillers and More
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Dec 13, 2022
10 items
This list was created for a reader looking for Historical fiction, Classics, Mystery, Science Fiction and Thriller eBooks. This...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Mysteries, Science Fiction, Thrillers and World Fiction
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Jun 27, 2022
11 items
Created for a reader who likes Dan Brown, "The Heights", "The Kite Runner", Sherlock Holmes and "Stran...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography, Historical Fiction, Mysteries & Police Procedurals
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Oct 05, 2021
12 items
Inspired by the writers Joseph Kanon, Ben MacIntyre, and Scott Turow, and the TV series The Queen's Gambit (also a book), and T...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and International Fiction
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Aug 17, 2021
12 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilbur Smith, Aless...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy eBooks with Strong Female Characters
Created on:
Feb 01, 2021
14 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in inspirational reads, Canadian fiction, fantasy, humo...
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VPL - Books Just For You - New and Popular Historical Fiction, Horror, and Thrillers
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Nov 16, 2020
10 items
Some new and popular books for a reader who is interested in horror and historical fiction. They are a fan of Jane Austen's &qu...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrilling, Rollicking, and Heartwarming Fiction
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Aug 02, 2019
9 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who enjoyed Stranger Things, Roald Dahl, The Rosie Project, Tomorro...
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VPL - Books Just for You - A World of Fantasy, Magic and Adventure
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May 01, 2018
9 items
This book list was created by the VPL Reading Experts for a reader who enjoys the fantasy writings of Brandon Sanderson and Pat...
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VPL Books Just For You : Readalikes for "The Sisters Brothers" and dark humourous fiction - Nov 2012
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Nov 15, 2012
6 items
A personalized list of dark humourous fiction created by the VPL Readers Cafe Staff
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Books turning 50 in 2025
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Created on:
Aug 14, 2025
15 items
Happy Anniversary Woodlawn Public Library! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of our Woodlawn branch, here is a mix of adult, te...
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Books by Two Authors
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JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Feb 01, 2023
16 items
Is one author not enough for you? Give these a try!
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VPL - Fairy Tales for Adults
Created on:
Jan 05, 2023
24 items
The latest twisted tales, and some older works: gruesome, scary, erotic… not your typical fairy tales, and definitely not for c...
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