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VPL - Books Just For You - Vampires, Dysfunctional Family Memoirs & Dystopian Novels

Selected by a VPL reading specialist. For a patron who likes: "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls, "Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins, & the 2025 American movie "Sinners." Patron likes books about: vampires, romance, world history & black culture.

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  • "Every once in a while, a lucky reader comes across a book that makes an indelible impression, a book you immediately want to share with everyone around you... Frank McCourt's life, and his searing telling of it, reveal all we need to know about…
    Book, 1996New York : Scribner, c1996.
  • “This remarkable story of triumphing over a survivalist upbringing is fit to stand alongside the great modern memoirs... powerful... a compelling and ultimately joyous account of self-determination.” - Mail on Sunday
    Book, 2018Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., [2018]
  • Wild

    From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

    Strayed, Cheryl, 1968-
    “Strayed’s language is so vivid, sharp and compelling that you feel the heat of the desert, the frigid ice of the High Sierra, and the breathtaking power of one remarkable woman finding her way - and herself - one brave step at a time.” - People
    Book, 2012New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
  • American Gods

    Author's Preferred Text

    Gaiman, Neil
    "An ex-convict is the wandering knight-errant who traverses the wasteland of Middle America, in this ambitious, gloriously funny, and oddly heartwarming... [tale]... a magical mystery tour through the mythologies of all cultures, a unique and moving…
    Book, 2013New York : William Morrow, 2013.
  • "[The author] creates a near-future world which distinctly echoes our own, current and past traumas that have come back to repeat themselves, fiction with a basis in reality that gives the narrative a sheen of hard truths, following the trials and…
    Book, 2017Toronto, Ontario : Dancing Cat Books, an imprint of Cormorant Books Inc., [2017]
  • "With a beginning and ending that pack hefty punches, this introduction to a dystopic future promises an exciting series... some heavy-handedness, but the awesome ending thrills with potential." - Kirkus Reviews
    Book, 2005New York : Simon Pulse, 2005.
  • "Explores the pressing question of who deserves to survive in a world we are destroying." -National Public Radio Books
    Book, 2021New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2021.
  • "A riveting masterpiece that manages to be both heartwarming and chilling... literally impossible to stop reading." - Locus Magazine
    Book, 2023New York : Saga Press, 2023.
  • "A riveting story of heartbreak, death, and revenge, this remarkable work of American fiction, a thought-provoking tale filled with existential terror, unease, and a high body count, transforms, in Jones’ deft hands, from the unapologetic horror…
    Book, 2025Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster, 2025.
  • “A masterclass in horror and romance. This supernatural western *might* give you nightmares, but it’s totally worth it.” - Elle
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023]
  • "The Ballad of Black Tom stands on its own as a compelling weird tale of Jazz-age New York City, but its penetrating examination of Lovecraft’s creations and how they reflect racism’s profound influence on our cultural imagination is where it really…
    Book, 2016New York : A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2016.
  • “A masterwork... wonderful... I can’t imagine American literature without it.” - Los Angeles Times
    Book, 1987New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1987.
  • "Truly epic reimagining of the 19th century, in which an ancient vampire enslaved on a plantation becomes the catalyst for a widespread slave rebellion and violent reckoning with injustice. It’s clear throughout the narrative that the true monsters…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Dafina, Kensington Publishing Corp., 2025.
  • "If you are a fan of dangerous fantasy worlds, bloodthirsty vampires, swoon worthy romance and a completely terrifying deadly competition, The Serpent and the Wings of Night is going to be a book you will love." – Book Briefs
    Book, 2022[Rhode Island?] : Carissa Broadbent, [2022]
  • The Color of Water

    a Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

    McBride, James, 1957-
    "As lively as a novel, a well-written, thoughtful contribution to the literature on race." - The Washington Post Book World
    Book, 2006New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.