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VPL -Books Just For You -Folklore Inspired Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Mysteries and Cozy Fantasy

This Books Just For You personalized reading list was prepared by a Vancouver Public Library staff member for a reader whose favorite books include The Thursday Murder Club, The Bear and the Nightingale, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, and The Invisible Library. The reader also has an interest in Cozy Fantasy. The fantasy books listed at the start of this list are generally darker then the comedic or cozy fantasy books listed at the end.

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  • Inspired by Russian folklore. Recommended because you like The Bear and the Nightingale.
    Book, 2012New York : Henry Holt, 2012.
  • Inspired by Egyptian folklore. Recommended because you like The Bear and the Nightingale.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017.
  • Inspired by Jewish folklore and Hungarian history. Recommended because you like The Bear and the Nightingale.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
  • Inspired by Eastern European folklore.
    Book, 2018New York : Del Rey, [2018]
  • "Spread across four decades, this is in all ways a great novel, a nonstop pleasure brimming with charm, personal wisdom, and philosophic insight." -Kirkus Reviews
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
  • Recommended because you like Days at the Morisaki bookshop. (Note: This novel is lighter then the author's other novel Earthlings which many readers find disturbing.)
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Grove Press, 2018.
  • Recommended because you like The Thursday Murder Club.
    Book, 2017Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2017.
  • "Fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club will like the amateur sleuths introduced in this puzzle from Thorogood (...) While avid mystery readers might recognize the twist, the finale and its grand solution are worthy of Agatha Christie."…
    Book, 2022Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2022]
  • Recommended because you liked The Invisible Library. Comedic fantasy.
    Book, 2001London : Hodder and Stoughton, 2001.
  • Legends & Lattes

    a Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes

    Baldree, Travis, 1977-
    "This charming outing will please anyone who’s ever wished to spend time in a fantasy world without all the quests and battles." -Publisher's Weekly
    Book, 2022[Place of publication not identified] : Cryptid Press, [2022]
  • Winner of the 2021 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book. A cozy fantasy novel.
    Book, 2020Dallas, Texas : Argyll Productions, 2020.
  • "This sweet and sometimes steamy fantasy romance will appeal to fans of TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea (2020) or Karen Hawkins' The Book Charmer (2019)." -Maribeth Fisher, Booklist
    Book, 2022New York : Berkley, 2022.