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VPL - Books Just for You - Mysteries & General Fiction
Created on:
May 12, 2023
11 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Thomas Perry, Linden MacIntyre, Barbara Kingsolver, Pelican Brief, and Finding the ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Character-Driven Stories
Created on:
Dec 27, 2022
14 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone interested in Miriam Toews, The Bone People, Louise Erdrich, The Dispossessed, and ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction on eAudiobook
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Jul 20, 2022
12 items
This is a personalized reading list inspired by Father Stu, Brooklyn 99, Harry Potter series, The Matrix, Firefly and Serenity....
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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian, Humour & Biographies
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Sep 19, 2021
13 items
This is a personalized booklist inspired by Sweetland by Crummey, The Sopranos, This Hour has 22 Minutes and the Rick Mercer Re...
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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - July 2025
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Jun 27, 2025
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 - Celebrating Emancipation Day
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Jul 26, 2023
11 items
VPL presents a list of books and films which celebrate Emancipation Day.
"On March 24, 2021, the House of Commons voted ...
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Canadian Literary Fiction
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May 08, 2023
35 items
Contemporary Canadian Literature is as diverse as the country's abundance of multicultural voices. This selection of recently ...
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VPL Picks: Newfoundland Fiction
Created on:
Mar 08, 2020
10 items
A selection of titles set in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Enjoy the flavor of Atlantic Canada with these...
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VPL Picks: Award Winning Canadian Nonfiction
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Feb 21, 2020
26 items
From the political to the personal and philosophical, this is a selection of recent award-winning Canadian nonfiction.
Get sta...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian, General and Historical Literary Fiction
Created on:
Dec 07, 2025
7 items
For a fan of Ernest Hemingway, José Saramago and Sebastian Faulks. Carefully selected by a reading specialist at Vancouver Publ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, General Fiction and Historical Fiction
Created on:
Sep 22, 2025
16 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this list is created for a fan of the Daevabad Trilogy by S. A. Chakraborty, Fire by Kristin...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Canadian Nonfiction and Essays
Created on:
Mar 08, 2025
15 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in home-grown journalism and essays.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian Fiction, Classics and More - eBooks
Created on:
Apr 04, 2024
14 items
Created for a reader who likes "The Vaster Wilds", "Frankenstein" and "The Watch That Ends the Night&q...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical Fiction, Mystery and Nonfiction in eBook
Created on:
Sep 08, 2023
20 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a reader that enjoys a mix of things.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mysteries, Award Winners, and Memoirs
Created on:
Sep 07, 2023
14 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Elizabeth Berg, Margaret Atwood, and Manifest. They are looking for Award Wi...
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VPL - Books Just For You - "Crow Lake," Robin Yacoum, "That Old Cape Magic" & Elinor Lipman Readalike Books
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Nov 05, 2022
12 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes "Crow lake" by Mark Lawson, "A Perfect Shot" b...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Romance & Humour in Regular, Quirky & International Flavours
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Jul 30, 2022
18 items
Created by the Vancouver Public Library’s reading specialists for a patron wanting ebooks on romance, humour and international ...
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VPL - Books Just for You – A Selection of Thought-Provoking Literary Fiction
Created on:
Apr 18, 2019
10 items
For fans of Haruki Murakami, Robertson Davies, Ayn Rand and magic realism. Created by VPL's reading experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary Fiction and Mysteries
Created on:
Apr 16, 2019
10 items
A selection of books chosen for you based on your reading likes. Many of the books chosen feature complex themes. Some are writ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - A Selection of Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 28, 2019
13 items
For a reader who enjoys One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Master and Margarita, and Everything is Illuminated. Created by the ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary, Mystery, Award-Winning Reads
Created on:
Dec 18, 2018
9 items
This booklist was designed for a reader who enjoyed reading Alice Munro, Ian McEwan, P.D James, Louise Penny and Ann Patchett. ...
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VPL Picks - Indigenous Lands
Created on:
May 21, 2021
19 items
"Land is something sacred to all of us, whether we consciously appreciate it or not — it is the space upon which we play, ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, General Fiction and Historical Fiction in Book and Large Print Formats
Created on:
Nov 24, 2025
14 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this eclectic list is created for a fan of Bel Canto, Cutting For Stone, and A Gentleman In ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Canadian Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Mystery
Created on:
Nov 24, 2025
16 items
This list was selected for a VPL reader who enjoys Iona Whishaw, Kate Ellis, and Genevieve Graham. They are looking for Canadia...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Inspirational, Historical & Canadian
Created on:
Nov 19, 2025
10 items
This booklist was created by Readers Advisory Staff for a patron who has enjoyed the novels To Kill A Mockingbird, The War That...
