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General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just for You - Light-Hearted Reads, Character-Driven Plots and Stories of Achievement
Created on:
Jun 20, 2024
17 items
This specially curated list was created for a reader looking for their next great beach read. Titles included in this list were...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Memoirs
Created on:
May 23, 2019
28 items
The genre label 'memoir' describes a book that covers moments and episodes from a person's life, which are generally understood...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary Fiction, Recent Essays & Biography Books
Created on:
Dec 29, 2023
14 items
Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a reader who likes: "The Odd Woman and the City" by Vivian Gornick, "E...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Historical Fiction and Romance
Created on:
Dec 12, 2023
16 items
This list is created by a VPL staff for a fan of Jodi Picoult, Emily St. John Mandel and Graeme C. Simsion.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winners, Biographies, Humour, Paranormal, LGBTQ2+
Created on:
Sep 03, 2019
13 items
This list was prepared by VPL's reading experts for a patron who enjoyed Sylvia Plath, Mind Hunter, Chelsea Handler, Tuesdays W...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography/Memoir, Literary Fiction, Narrative Journalism & History
Created on:
Jun 24, 2025
16 items
This personalized list was created by VPL's reading experts for a reader who wants to read biography/memoir, literary fiction, ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Literary Fiction with Complex Characters
Created on:
Sep 09, 2024
10 items
This is a personalized reading list for someone who liked the books Stay True by Hua Hsu, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Oze...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning Memoirs, Books to Inspire and Uplift, and Classics
Created on:
Feb 21, 2024
9 items
This list was created for a VPL reader looking for great books in the memoir, inspiring and uplifting, and classics genres. In ...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography, Memoir, Humour, Nonfiction, and Thrillers
Created on:
Mar 22, 2023
12 items
This list was created for a VPL reader who is looking for engaging, informative, and funny books. In the past, they have enjoye...
1 like
Topic Guide
BPL - Books Just For You
Created on:
Dec 01, 2022
10 items
This list was created by reading experts at Burnaby Public Library for a reader interested in musical biography and humour. The...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning General Fiction, Science Fiction, and Thrillers
Created on:
Oct 05, 2022
10 items
This list was created for a VPL reader looking for new and popular titles in the general fiction, science fiction, and thriller...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Hard-Boiled Writing from the 70s
Created on:
Jun 15, 2022
9 items
This booklist was created for a reader who enjoys the work of Hunter S. Thompson, Joan Didion and Garry Trudeau, among others.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography and Memoir, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, and Graphic Novels
Created on:
Jan 13, 2022
10 items
This list was created for a reader who is looking for books to inspire and uplift. Previously, they have enjoyed Haruki Murakam...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Artists' Biographies/Memoirs, Literary Fiction, Horror Fiction
Created on:
Apr 09, 2021
9 items
This list was created by VPL's reading experts for a patron who is looking for biographies/memoirs, literary fiction as well as...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Award Winning, Inspiring, Classics, Erotic, and New and Popular Fiction
Created on:
Mar 25, 2021
10 items
This list was created for a VPL reader who enjoyed Memoirs of a Geisha, The Queen's Gambit, Lullabies for Little Criminals, Go ...
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VPL – Books Just for You – Thrillers, Biographies and the Immigrant Experience
Created on:
Mar 08, 2020
16 items
For a fan of Shantaram, 438 Days, Acid for the Children and Kim’s Convenience.
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VPL - Books Just for You - Audiobooks: Non-Fiction, Memoirs, Romance, Award Winning, Historical & General Fiction
Created on:
Jan 17, 2020
9 items
Created by VPL's reading experts, this list is for a reader who enjoyed Ken Follett and The Stand.
1 like
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VPL – Books Just for You – Biographies, Memoirs, Non-Fiction and General Fiction with a Focus on the Arts
Created on:
Oct 04, 2019
9 items
For a reader who enjoyed Fake Like Me, Doxology, The Lonely City, Fire in the Belly, and Big Little Lies. Created by VPL’s read...
2 likes
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VPL - Books Just For You - Literary and Darkly Humorous Audiobooks
Created on:
Apr 06, 2019
9 items
Black comedy, coming-of-age stories, flawed characters and a literary voice.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Memoirs and Science
Created on:
Feb 23, 2019
10 items
Non-fiction tales to inspire, educate, and elicit empathy. Focus on Award Winning titles.
General Recommendations
VPL - Books Just For You - Character-driven Women's Memoirs and Thrillers
Created on:
Jan 30, 2019
10 items
Powerful, realistic stories of complex women in difficult situations. A sprinkle of dark humour and historic settings, and a go...
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VPL - Books Just For You - Memoirs & Thrillers
Created on:
Dec 01, 2017
10 items
This list of ebooks was compiled by VPL's reading experts for a reader interested in award-winning bio/memoirs and thrillers.
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VPL - Books Just For You - Biography and Genre Fiction
Created on:
Sep 27, 2017
10 items
This book list was created by VPL's reading experts for a person who is interested in reading biographies and memoirs as well ...
Topic Guide
VPL - Books Just For You - Jon Downey
Created on:
Dec 10, 2015
7 items
For those who are too distracted by mobile technology to read fiction.
Topic Guide
VPL - Books Just for You - Glass Castle, Palahniuk, and Scar Tissue Readalikes
Created on:
Dec 02, 2014
8 items
A selected list for fans of The Glass Castle, Fight Club, and Scar Tissue.
