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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian, Humour & Biographies
Created on:
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 Picks: Award Winning Canadian Nonfiction
Created on:
Feb 21, 2020
26 items
From the political to the personal and philosophical, this is a selection of recent award-winning Canadian nonfiction.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Mysteries, Award Winners, and Memoirs
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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 Picks - Indigenous Lands
Created on:
May 21, 2021
20 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 - Biography/Memoir, Humour and Nonfiction
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Mar 17, 2025
9 items
for a reader who likes, Old man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway, About a Boy by Nick Hornby and, A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Classics and Nonfiction
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Mar 10, 2025
16 items
Carefully selected by a VPL staff, this list is created for a fan of The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia, T...
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VPL - Books Just for You - General Fiction, Humour and Romance
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Nov 28, 2024
9 items
For a reader who likes, Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Animal by ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Uplifting, Humourous and Science Fiction
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Nov 07, 2024
9 items
For a reader who likes the books, Maybe you Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey and the...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir + Historical & Literary Fiction
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Jan 25, 2024
15 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who has enjoyed A Fine Balance, Fall on Your Knees, a...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Canadian Fiction, Indigenous, Humour, Memoirs/Biography & Business Creativity Ebooks
Created on:
Apr 05, 2023
13 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes: Thomas King, "Between Two Kingdoms," Sea of Tranquility...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Uplifting, Memoirs, Canadian & Historical Fiction
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Feb 18, 2023
10 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes "The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek," Barbara Kingslover...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Historical Fiction, Magical Realism and Inspirational Nonfiction
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Nov 04, 2022
10 items
Created by VPL's reading experts for a patron who enjoys sweeping and mythological historical fiction with elements of magical ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Reese's Book Club Picks and more
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May 31, 2022
13 items
Inspired by the titles Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate), Handmaid's Tale (TV show), Such a Fun Age (Keily Reid) and works by...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Bibliotherapy in Fiction, Classics and Fantasy
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May 09, 2022
12 items
Created for a patron who would like therapeutic stories in fiction, fantasy and classic. Selected by VPL staff.
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VPL - Books Just For You - For a Reader of Memoir/ Biography , Canadian Fiction, Classics, and Non-fiction
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Jan 26, 2022
18 items
For a reader who has enjoyed The Goldfinch, The Nightingale, and Long Walk to Freedom.
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VPL - eBooks Just For You - Canadian & Indigenous Fiction and Memoirs
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Dec 31, 2021
13 items
This list was carefully selected for someone who is looking for recommendations of works by Canadian authors, particularly Indi...
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VPL - Books Just For You - A Mix of Fiction and Memoirs
Created on:
Dec 17, 2021
9 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a patron who likes Nick Hornby, Patrick deWitt, and Timothy Findley. Favouri...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fiction, General, Canadian, and Inspiring - Non-fiction, including Memoir and Biography
Created on:
Sep 04, 2021
20 items
For a reader who enjoys a wide range of fiction and non-fiction including Domestic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family Chronicl...
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VPL - Books Just For You – Fiction and Non-fiction in eAudiobooks
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Jul 12, 2021
16 items
This list was created for a reader who would like to read fiction and non-fiction stories about Newfoundland and Labrador, biog...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical Fiction, Marine Life and Biography
Created on:
Mar 11, 2020
9 items
This list is for readers who appreciate the historical works of Hilary Mantel, Annie Proulx and Ian McEwan, enjoy award-winning...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Canadian Adventure
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May 18, 2019
9 items
A selection of outdoor, wilderness and adventure memoirs. Complied by VPL reading experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Observational Fiction and Non-Fiction with a Dash of Philosophy and Wit
Created on:
Apr 26, 2019
15 items
This list was created for a patron who enjoyed Hanif Abdurraqib's They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, Steve Toltz's Fraction...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Memoir, Canadian, Historial, Mystery
Created on:
Mar 06, 2019
10 items
This is a booklist inspired by The Glass Castle, Louise Penny's mystery novels, The Hate U Give, Where'd You Go Bernadette?, an...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Inspirational Stories
Created on:
Feb 19, 2019
10 items
This is a booklist inspired by Zelda the Queen of Paris, Judy, Same Kind of Different As Me, Paw Prints at Owl Cottage and Paw ...
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VPL - 2025 Fiction Award Winners 🏆
Created on:
Feb 10, 2026
24 items
Literary awards can be a great way to discover new authors or titles, especially if you want to read something you know will be...
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