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VPL - Top 5 Staff Picks - February 2023

VPL staff choose their top five favourite books read this past month. Compiled by our librarians, bibliotherapists, and avid readers. Check the catalogue for these titles in other formats. For personalized reading recommendations use our Books Just for You service at https://www.vpl.ca/readnext

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  • Following "Ninth House," "Hell Bent" continues the adventures of Galaxy “Alex” Stern who is desperately trying to save her friend and mentor Darlington from Hell. But when faculty begin to be murdered at Yale, Alex has to face up to not only the…
    Book, 2023New York : Flatiron Books, 2023.
  • Imagine becoming pregnant for the first time, but on Mars. This funny and thoughtful novel considers the everyday dramas of life as experienced by a group of scientists who have spent the last two years trying to live on Mars—a one-way trip that is…
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Tachyon, [2021]
  • In this historic urban fantasy, local B.C. author J.M. Miro takes the familiar trope of children with supernatural powers and adds a dark, Victorian Gothic twist. You’ll encounter monstrosities, yes, but also acts of quiet kindness, bravery and…
    Book, 2022[Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2022.
  • Special Topics in Being a Human

    a Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned the Hard Way About Caring for People, Including Myself

    Bergman, S. Bear, 1974-
    Based on his advice column “Asking Bear,” S. Bear Bergman presents several points of wisdom and advice in a tender and kind way. With illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, this book will touch those looking for a different kind of self-help.…
    Book, 2021Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2021]
  • A concise, understandable and illustrated introduction to the coronavirus, a comparison to SARS and the disease COVID-19. It includes how they spread, how vaccines work and prevention during a pandemic. Recommended by Katherine.
    Book, 2021Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021.