Library spotlights hockey books and new adult titles
By Brittany Booth
Rosetown Librarian
Our book displays for January centre around the great game of hockey. There are colourful children’s picture books and chapter books for more advanced young readers that detail silly stories, the lives of hockey players both young and old, and true facts about the game and teams.
For adults, there’s a selection of both fiction and non-fiction on the topic. Read about the lives of popular Canadian and Saskatchewan players, or dive into a hockey romance—a popular genre with inclusive shows like Heated Rivalry, based on the book by the same name, currently topping international charts.
New adult titles include:
The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery (mystery)
Cornwall, 1910. The Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in preparations for the apocalypse he believes will accompany Halley’s Comet. The Hall is sealed from top to bottom. By morning, the Viscount will be dead in his sealed study. All eyes turn to Stephen Pike, the Hall’s under-butler. His unlikely ally? Miss Decima Stockingham, the foul-mouthed eighty-year-old family matriarch. Together, they must navigate secrets, grudges and terror to unmask the killer.
The Infamous Gilberts by Angela Tomaski (adult fiction)
Thornwalk, a once-stately English manor, is on the brink of transformation. Its keys are being handed over to a luxury hotelier who will undertake a complete renovation—but in doing so, what will they erase? Through the keen eyes of an enigmatic neighbour, the reader is taken on a guided tour into rooms filled with secrets and memories, each revealing the story of the five Gilbert siblings.
My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney (thriller)
Eden Fox returns home from a run to find her key doesn’t fit in the lock at Spyglass, the house she shares with her husband. Stranger still, her husband is claiming a woman who looks like Eden is his wife. Meanwhile, six months earlier, Birdy inherited Spyglass and moved to the seaside town, where she discovered a clinic that can predict a person’s date of death. Birdy feels compelled to right some old wrongs.
The Wolf and the Crown of Blood by Elizabeth May (fantasy)
Bryony Devaliant was born to die again and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an assassin known only as the Wolf. Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuries, until his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy.
Women of a Promiscuous Nature by Donna Everhart (historical fiction)
While walking to work one morning, Ruth Foster is stopped by the local sheriff. He insists she accompany him to a health clinic in order to preserve decency. Though Ruth has never shared more than a chaste kiss with a man, by day’s end she and dozens of other women are held at the State Industrial Farm Colony for Women. Some were reported for promiscuity, others were just pretty, unmarried, poor, or “suspicious.” The women are forced to undergo treatments and training until they’re deemed ready for parole. But some refuse to be cowed.