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General Recommendations
Just for You! - Tween Titles Perfect for Gamers
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYou
Created on:
Jun 18, 2024
6 items
If you enjoy fast-paced books with themes of gaming and social media along with creative fantasy, the titles on this list may b...
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Just For You! -- Compelling Biographies in Large Print
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouLK
Created on:
Mar 09, 2021
8 items
These biographies will draw you in and keep you captivated. Learn about history and people as you enjoy a great read & a co...
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Just For You! - Literary Fiction
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouSL
Created on:
Aug 19, 2020
8 items
A selection of titles for those who value characters with authentic voices, unusual experiences, and insightful observations ab...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Funnies, Graphic Novels, and Biographies
Created on:
Aug 06, 2024
16 items
This list was specially curated for a reader that is looking for something new and refreshing to read. Titles included on this ...
1 like
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Just for You! -- Epic Sci-fi/Fantasy with Diversity
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouCL
Created on:
Oct 15, 2025
8 items
If you like reading epic, thoughtful sci-fi and fantasy stories with diverse representation in the characters and plot, you'll ...
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VPL - Books Just for You - Fiction and Nonfiction Titles
Created on:
Apr 30, 2023
18 items
This is a personalized reading list inspired by James Ellroy, Toni Morrison, Jonathan Hickman, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Vonnegut....
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Just for You! -- Suspenseful Mysteries with a Sense of Place
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouGN
Created on:
Jun 02, 2020
8 items
These titles might appeal to you if you enjoy fast-paced, suspenseful mysteries that have a strong sense of place and go beyond...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Romance, Online Anonymity, and Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
Created on:
Sep 15, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an ...
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VPL -Books Just For You -Irish Fiction, Social Commentary, and "Unhinged" Female Leads
Created on:
May 21, 2024
8 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library Staff Member for a reader who like...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Female Led Fantasy and Magical Realism
Created on:
Apr 04, 2024
9 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron looking ...
1 like
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VPL -Books Just For You -Classics, Literary Fiction, Mysteries and Thrillers
Created on:
Nov 29, 2022
10 items
This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a patron with an ...
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Just for You! - Fast-paced Mysteries
By:
j
JeffcoJustForYouSL
Created on:
Feb 25, 2020
5 items
Fans of Stuart Woods, James Patterson, Danielle Steele and Nora Roberts will enjoy these fast-paced, page-turning mysteries.
T...
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Fiction
Created on:
Apr 04, 2025
35 items
"2SLGBTQIA+: An acronym (sometimes also called an initialism) used to refer to Two-Spirit (2S), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tr...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: 2SLGBTQIA+ Graphic Novels and Comics
Created on:
Jun 15, 2023
32 items
Previously relegated to the realm of gay underground publications, queer "comix" and graphic novels have come a long ...
5 likes
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VPL - Pulitzer Prize Winners and Finalists - 2023
Created on:
May 09, 2023
16 items
The 2023 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists was announced on May 8, 2023. The following fiction and nonfiction books are cons...
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VPL - For Fans of The Last of Us
Created on:
Mar 20, 2023
23 items
HBO’s adaptation of the widely popular video game The Last of Us transports viewers into a post-apocalyptic world destroyed by ...
4 likes
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VPL - Black Excellence Day
Created on:
Jan 14, 2022
27 items
To celebrate Black Excellence Day, VPL has put together a list of phenomenal Black writers. We are all fortunate to access thes...
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VPL Picks: Alternative Historical Fiction
Created on:
Mar 04, 2021
20 items
A sub-genre of speculative fiction, alternate or alternative historical fiction is positioned around the what-ifs. Alternative ...
3 likes
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VPL - 2SLGBTQ+ Fiction
Created on:
Mar 18, 2020
25 items
Fiction novels that feature 2SLGBTQ+ characters or are written by 2SLGBTQ+ authors.
Get started with these titles carefully se...
2 likes
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Literary Fiction
Created on:
Mar 01, 2020
31 items
In publishing, literary fiction novels are regarded as having more literary merit than most commercial or "genre" fic...
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VPL Picks: Contemporary Short Stories
Created on:
Jan 28, 2020
25 items
A short story is "an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at uni...
4 likes
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VPL - The Social Novel
Created on:
Dec 30, 2019
27 items
The social novel, also called social problem novel, is a work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, ...
1 like
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VPL Picks: Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction
Created on:
Dec 18, 2019
23 items
A subset of nonfiction titles are considered to "read like fiction" in the sense that these books are accounts of tru...
4 likes
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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 Picks: Dystopian Fiction
Created on:
Oct 16, 2018
24 items
Dystopian literature is a genre of fictional writing used to explore social and political structures in an imagined state or s...
3 likes
