Select language, opens an overlay
0 messages from the library
  • General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

VPL - Books Just for You - Biography & Books to Inspire

with General Fiction, Historical Fiction and Thrillers. For a reader who likes, The Answer Is…. Reflections on my Life, Gilmore Girls, Life of Pi, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle and Where the Crawdads Sing. Created by a VPL Reading specialist.

User from Vancouver Public Library

11 items

  • Enzo is an old lab-terrier mix who reminisces on his life with his master, aspiring race car driver Denny Swift. Believing he will be reincarnated as a human, Enzo tells about Denny’s difficult circumstances, and provides some surprising help in the…
    Book, 2008Toronto : HarperCollins, c2008.
  • Hillbilly Elegy

    a Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

    Vance, J. D.
    A down beat and uplifting memoir Vance explores life in the rust-belt. A book that is as much a memoir of his own family as it is an exploration of what has brought about the decline of these once thriving working-class communities.
    eBook, 2018[Place of publication not identified] : Harper Paperbacks, 2018.
  • In the near future where rapid climate change has run unchecked, Franny Stone leaves everything behind to follow the last Arctic terns migrating to Antarctica. A story of loneliness and wonderment. Like,"Life of Pi," this novel is set at sea.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2020.
  • Winner of the 2020 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. A stunning psychological thriller told through several different perspectives, including a young psychic, set in dark and gritty Atlantic City.
    Book, 2020New York : Gallery Books, 2020.
  • In this eccentric, energetic and engaging memoir of his long run on America's favorite television quiz show, Harris, a former standup comedian and current comedy writer, gives readers the lowdown on life as "one of the show's big winners-and big…
    Book, 2006New York : Crown Publishers, c2006.
  • An atmospheric coming-of-age story about a young girl raised by her father on an isolated island. Told in lyrical, haunting prose, this is recommended to readers who enjoyed Where the Crawdads Sing.
    Book, 2019New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
  • "Centered on New York City freelance journalist Adina Gellar, whose addiction to Hallmark TV movies, Gilmore Girls, and romance novels has given her an idealized view of small town life." Publishers Weekly. If you like the,"Glimore Girls," you may…
    Book, 2022New York : Forever, 2022.
  • Funny, witty, and well written, this is a warm and self-deprecating biography by one of Canada’s best political comedians. If you liked, 'The Answer is... Reflections on my LIfe," you may enjoy this memoir by TV personality Rick Mercer.
    Book, 2021Toronto : Doubleday Canada, 2021.
  • Talking as Fast as I Can

    From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, (and Everything in Between)

    Graham, Lauren, 1967-
    Autobiography of Lauren Graham, recommended for fans of the Gilmore Girls.
    Book, 2016New York : Ballantine Books, [2016]
  • This historical novel is set in the 1940s through 1970s in a rural Northern Ontario community. Told through three distinct and compelling voices, it uncovers layers of grief, remorse, and love.
    Book, 2021Toronto : Knopf Canada, 2021.