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General Recommendations
Just for You! -- Historical Suspense
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYou
Created on:
Dec 21, 2023
7 items
If you want a gripping page-turner set in the past, try one of these reads!
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Just for You! – Queer Joy Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouED
Created on:
Aug 12, 2021
6 items
Readers who enjoy happy Queer stories with feisty characters might enjoy these other picks.
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Just for You! -- Life is Complicated
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouLK
Created on:
Jul 09, 2020
14 items
Women and girls grapple with racial prejudice, cultural differences, societal strictures and family secrets in these historical...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Historical, Romance, Mystery
Created on:
Feb 18, 2026
13 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who likes Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer, Burn Notice and Community. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just for You - Space Operas, Cozy Sci-Fi, General and Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 22, 2024
17 items
A specially curated list for a reader that is looking for something new and fresh to add to their Spring/Summer reading list. T...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Character-driven Stories
Created on:
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 -Suspense, Drama, and True Stories
Created on:
Jun 28, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron interested in fast paced stor...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fantasy, Indigenous and Nonficiton
Created on:
May 09, 2025
14 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who likes Sally Rooney, The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing. Enjoy!
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary Fiction
Created on:
Sep 15, 2024
11 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who enjoyed The Secret History by Donna Tartt, Normal People by Sally Rooney, a...
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VPL - Books Just for You - 2SLGBTQ+ and Asian Experiences
Created on:
May 07, 2024
11 items
This is a personalized booklist for someone who enjoys reading about Asian and Asian Canadian/American experiences (e.g. Celest...
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Reads for Arab American Heritage Month
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Oct 17, 2018
19 items
From incisive literary fiction to swoony romances, graphic novels and sci-fi thrillers, there's a book for every reader to cele...
1 like
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Brilliant Black Literature
By:
JeffcoBooks
JeffcoBooks
Created on:
Feb 09, 2018
24 items
From fantastical worlds to gritty thrillers and heartrending family sagas, these world-class Black authors have written it all!
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Thrillers
Created on:
Apr 10, 2026
20 items
The genre label 'thriller' describes books that give readers feelings of heightened anxiety, suspense, anticipation, and surpri...
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VPL Picks: Fictional Accounts of Real Life Stories
Created on:
Mar 12, 2026
23 items
Unlike biographies or memoirs, these stories take inspiration from real-life events and people. Some are meticulously researche...
1 like
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VPL - Top 10 Staff Picks for 2024
Created on:
Dec 10, 2024
11 items
We made it to the end of the year and as a special treat we've collected 10 of our favourite books published in 2024. Compiled ...
3 likes
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VPL Picks: New Adult Fiction
Created on:
Nov 21, 2023
26 items
"New Adult" is a literary genre that offers stories that resonate with the unique challenges and experiences faced by...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Mystery
Created on:
Apr 26, 2023
24 items
The genre label Mystery describes detective or crime fiction. Plots revolve around professional or amateur detectives investiga...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Fantasy
Created on:
Nov 13, 2022
23 items
The genre label "fantasy" applies to novels whose plots, themes or settings feature supernatural phenomena and magica...
4 likes
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VPL Picks: Time Travel, Time Slip and Time Loop
Created on:
May 22, 2022
28 items
In a time-travel novel, a character uses science to deliberately visit another time.
In a time-slip novel, a character accide...
3 likes
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VPL Books Just for You - YA e-Audiobooks: Award-Winning, Historical, and Mystery
Created on:
Feb 21, 2024
11 items
This is a list for a teen who is a fan of Sex Education, the Office, and the Rookie. All titles can also be found in written fo...
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VPL – Books Just for You - Books That You Can’t Put Down
Created on:
Aug 09, 2019
16 items
It doesn't need to be award-winning. It just needs to be addictive. Created by VPL’s reading experts.
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VPL - Books Just for You - New General Fiction
Created on:
Jun 13, 2024
10 items
Created for someone who is looking for new and popular contemporary or general fiction titles. They have previously enjoyed &qu...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just for You - Uplifting Mysteries and Romance: New, Popular and Award-winning Fiction
Created on:
Mar 15, 2023
12 items
Created by a VPL reading specialist for a reader who has enjoyed 'Atomic Habits' and 'Lessons in Chemistry', as well as 'The Pi...
1 like
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VPL – Books Just for You – Mystery with a Romance Vibe + Thriller & Fantasy
Created on:
Dec 08, 2022
9 items
Created by the library’s reading specialists, this list is for a patron who enjoyed reading “Wait for Me”, “The Ghost Woods”, “...
1 like
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VPL - Books Just For You - Fantasy, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Mystery & SciFi Books
Created on:
Nov 09, 2022
13 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes Ian M. Banks (science fiction), "The Good Place" TV seri...
