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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...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction, Humour, Indigenous
Created on:
Sep 15, 2025
10 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who likes The Golden Spruce, Kurt Vonnegut and The Bear. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biographies, Memoirs and Non-Fiction
Created on:
Apr 13, 2023
15 items
A personalized list of highly-rated and popular biographies, memoirs and non-fiction reads for a patron who has recently enjoye...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Indigenous Joy & Others
Created on:
Nov 18, 2021
16 items
This is a booklist with stories that centre on Indigenous joy. There are other books inspired by Halfbreed by Maria Campbell, O...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Horror, Humour & Indigenous stories
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Feb 12, 2026
10 items
This Books Just For You reading list has been compiled by a member of VPL's readers advisory team. This list was built for read...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Horror and Sci Fi for a reader who likes Anne Rice, H.P. Lovecraft, and Chuck Palahniuk
Created on:
Dec 16, 2025
14 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for one of our readers. ...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Dystopian Fiction, Historical Graphic Novels, and Navigating the Office
Created on:
Oct 28, 2025
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library employee for a reader whose favori...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Unusual Literary Fiction and Canadian Fiction
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Mar 05, 2025
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 -Literary Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Short Stories
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Nov 22, 2024
12 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader whose fa...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Amplifying Marginalized Writers
Created on:
Dec 05, 2023
11 items
This Books Just For You reading list was compiled by VPL's Reader's Advisory for people looking to expand their horizons and ar...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Novels and Short Stories
Created on:
Mar 10, 2025
12 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who likes Kurt Vonnegut, Craig Davidson, Better Call Saul, Tom Robbins, Chuck K...
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Winter Reading: Graphic Novels for Grownups
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Created on:
Dec 18, 2025
11 items
Earn your Graphic Novel badge for JCPL's Winter Reading 2026 Bingo with these must-read illustrated stories!
Don't forget to g...
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VPL Picks: Dystopian Fiction
Created on:
Jan 06, 2026
29 items
Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in an imagined state or s...
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VPL - Giller Prize Longlist Nominations, 2024
Created on:
Sep 05, 2024
13 items
From the Giller Prize Website:
"Twelve outstanding Canadian authors have been named to the 2024 Giller Prize longlist. T...
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VPL - Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - 2024
Created on:
May 30, 2024
19 items
The 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists was announced on May 6, 2024. The following fiction and nonfiction books are cons...
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VPL - National Book Awards Finalists, 2023
Created on:
Oct 04, 2023
18 items
VPL celebrates the finalists for the National Book Awards, 2023.
"The mission of the National Book Foundation is to cele...
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VPL - British Home Child Day
Created on:
Sep 05, 2023
13 items
In 2018, the Canadian Government declared September 28 to be British Home Child Day.
This is a day in which Canadians "r...
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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - August 2023
Created on:
Aug 06, 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 - Book Bingo - Travel Books
Created on:
Jul 26, 2023
20 items
Get ready for VPL's Adult Summer Challenge Book Bingo with these excellent travel books.
For more information on VPL's Adult ...
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VPL - Book Bingo - Canadian Indigenous Authors
Created on:
Jul 25, 2023
13 items
Gear up for VPL's Adult Summer Challenge Book Bingo with this list of fantastic books by Canadian Indigenous authors. From horr...
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VPL - INCOMING! Highly Anticipated 2023 Reads
Created on:
Jan 04, 2023
21 items
A list of both fiction and nonfiction adult books that VPL Reading Experts can't wait to check out.
Get started with these tit...
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VPL Picks: World War II Fiction
Created on:
Oct 06, 2022
44 items
Covering a wide range of perspectives and genres, these historical novels tell stories of soldiers, spies, and ordinary people ...
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VPL - 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
Created on:
Sep 06, 2022
14 items
"Now in its 29th year, the Scotiabank Giller Prize highlights the very best of Canadian fiction. This year, 138 works of l...
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VPL Picks: Indigenous Fantasy and Science Fiction
Created on:
Jul 21, 2022
17 items
A list highlighting inventive fantasy and science fiction novels from Indigenous authors.
Science fiction and fantasy books f...
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VPL - Black History Month 2026
Created on:
Feb 03, 2022
16 items
To celebrate Black History Month, VPL has compiled the following list of titles which explore the myriad stories of Black peopl...
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