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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 - Celebrating Emancipation Day
Created on:
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: 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.
Get sta...
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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 - Biography/Memoir, Classics and Nonfiction
Created on:
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 - Uplifting, Humourous and Science Fiction
Created on:
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
Created on:
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 - Award Winning, Uplifting, Memoirs, Canadian & Historical Fiction
Created on:
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 - Reese's Book Club Picks and more
Created on:
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 - For a Reader of Memoir/ Biography , Canadian Fiction, Classics, and Non-fiction
Created on:
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 - 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
Created on:
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 - 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 - What Vancouver is Reading in 2021
Created on:
Jan 05, 2021
100 items
The Vancouver Public Library asked patrons on Instagram (@VancouverPublicLibrary) what book they are starting off with in 2021....
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Semiahmoo Teen Book Review Project
Created on:
Oct 31, 2017
87 items
Teens from Semiahmoo Library in Surrey, B.C., write reviews of Advanced Reading Copies and newly published titles.
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True Love Stories
By:
r
ReadWithJessica
Created on:
Feb 06, 2024
25 items
Not all love stories are shelved in the Romance Fiction section. This Valentine's Day, borrow one of these love stories that re...
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October Staff Picks
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KDL_StaffPicks
Created on:
Oct 05, 2022
33 items
An exciting assortment of KDL staff favorites!
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The Vancouver Writers Fest, a Partial List 2
By:
v
vpl_digitalservices
Created on:
Oct 17, 2013
32 items
The Vancouver Writers Fest annually brings together literary luminaries from around the world to Vancouver. This year's festiva...
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VaughanPL: Feeling Proudly Canadian
By:
VaughanPLMirella
VaughanPLMirella
Created on:
Feb 25, 2025
15 items
Just a few titles to remember our uniquely Canadian way of life.
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Animal stories for grown-ups
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Anna_LibraryT
Created on:
Dec 06, 2021
49 items
Because it's not just little kids who enjoy stories about animals! Heartwarming, illuminating, and thought-provoking, this coll...
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Spooky Skeletons and Shivers Down Your Spine
By:
Hastings_Adults
Hastings_Adults
Created on:
Oct 15, 2021
27 items
Horror books you just can't stop reading.
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Running Through a Pandemic
By:
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celiarheault
Created on:
Jan 04, 2021
17 items
Are your ears and brain craving something different than music or a podcast? Check out these non-fiction e-audiobooks to get yo...
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Librarian Stories
By:
c
charmaine_library
Created on:
Jul 20, 2020
28 items
.... cause you never know just what you will get!....book ninjas, rebels, archaeologists, evil, black belts, horseback riding, ...
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Indigenous Books: Indigenous Canada
By:
NVDPL Children's Librarians
Created on:
Jan 12, 2019
67 items
This list includes just a sampling of the many books we have in the children's and teen information collections about Indigenou...
