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VPL - Books Just For You - Inspiring Memoirs, Heartwarming 2SLGBTQ+ Reads, and Amazing Indigenous Narratives
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Sep 22, 2023
13 items
A specially curated book list for a reader that is looking for their next great read. This list was inspired by recently read w...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Desert Island Books
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Aug 06, 2025
14 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who wants to read people's "desert island" books. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction and Nonfiction Titles
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Apr 30, 2023
18 items
This is a personalized reading list inspired by James Ellroy, Toni Morrison, Jonathan Hickman, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Vonnegut....
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VPL - Books Just for You - Complex Character Stories
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Jan 16, 2023
11 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, Circe by Made...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Character-driven Stories
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Feb 28, 2022
13 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by The Hatchet, The Kite Runner, The Alice Network, Inception (movie), and All the Lig...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Magical Realism, Multiple Perspectives, Grim Wit, and Short Stories
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Jul 08, 2025
14 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 - International and Classic Biographies and Fiction
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Oct 05, 2024
12 items
This VPL Books Just For You list was selected by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an interest in biogr...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Award Winning Mysteries and Literary Fiction for a Reader who likes P.D. James, Tayari Jones, and Zadie Smith
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Nov 20, 2023
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Heller, McCarthy, O'Brien, Hemingway and Leonard
Created on:
Sep 19, 2021
14 items
This is a booklist with moving, character-driven stories in the mystery, humour, and western genres. The books are inspired by ...
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Black Lives In Focus
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Created on:
Feb 10, 2022
16 items
Celebrate Black History Month with these eclectic reads in biography and memoir.
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Favorite Novels by Women
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Created on:
Mar 07, 2018
13 items
JCPL staff share some of their favorite books by women to celebrate Women's History Month — an excuse to talk about some deeply...
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Love Lines
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Created on:
Feb 04, 2018
17 items
Quote-worthy romantic movies perfect for Valentine's Day!
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VPL Picks: Fictional Accounts of Real Life Stories
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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 - Dublin Literary Award Shortlist 2023
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Apr 05, 2023
11 items
This list offers both physical and ebook copies of the 2022 Dublin Literary Award Short List nominees. Vancouver Public Library...
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VPL - 2022 Booker Prize Longlist Nominees
Created on:
Jul 26, 2022
14 items
From the Booker Prize website:
"The Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, and has br...
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VPL - Black Excellence Day
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Jan 14, 2022
27 items
To celebrate Black Excellence Day, VPL has put together a list of phenomenal Black writers. We are all fortunate to access thes...
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VPL Picks: Indigenous Food & Cookery
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Jun 03, 2021
20 items
A collection of books about edible plants, cooking and community by Indigenous chefs and others.
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VPL - Women's Literature
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Oct 29, 2020
20 items
Key distinguishable features of women's literature:
- critically acclaimed or award-winning works, often accompanied by second...
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VPL Picks: Fiction and Literature by Women
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Oct 14, 2020
20 items
A selection of books written by women, from popular to award winning fiction and literature.
Get started with these titles rec...
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Curiosity, justice, and fun from Multcolib My Librarian Diana
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Created on:
Jun 18, 2018
11 items
If you’re a curious person who wants to learn about the world while you explore issues having to do social justice, and you als...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Bio/Memoir, Indigenous, & Nonfiction Books About Men's Health
Created on:
Oct 05, 2023
18 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed the titles "The Will to Change: M...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Horror, Mysteries, and Fiction set in Remote Places or Tight-knit and Strange Communities
Created on:
Jul 19, 2023
16 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys the TV show Trapped, the movie The Lighthouse, and the book The Yiddish Poli...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Thrillers and Mysteries
Created on:
Feb 23, 2023
14 items
This list is for fans of Harlan Coben, Lee Child, David Baldacci & Jeffrey Archer. Created by VPL Staff
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VPL - Books Just for You - A Bit of Light, a Bit of Dark
Created on:
Feb 21, 2023
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for general fiction, classics and mysteries; this reader tends toward atmospheric, melanchol...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Large Print Mystery, Romance & Medical Thriller Books
Created on:
Feb 01, 2023
10 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes authors Robin Cook, Daniel Kalla, Stephen King & Bianca Marias...
