AUBURN – The Auburn Public Library has announced new aquisitions for June.

Fiction

“Double Take,” Catherine Coulter. Still on the trail of his missing wife, Sheriff Dix Noble arrives in San Francisco, where he’s drawn into the case of a woman who, suspected in the death of her well-known psychic husband, may be a target herself.

“Consequences,” Penelope Lively. Lively’s latest, a family saga spanning several generations, begins in 1935 London, where upper-crust Lorna Bradley first makes the chance but fateful acquaintance of worker-artist Matt Farraday.

“The Big Girls,” Susanna Moore. Set in a grim federal women’s prison in upstate New York, this novel examines the complex emotional ties that develop between a prison psychiatrist and a mentally-ill inmate convicted of killing her own children.

“Spare Change,” Robert Parker. After a 20-year hiatus, a serial killer who dispatches each victim with a single shot to the head and leaves three coins near each body re-emerges to lead Boston PI Sunny Randall on a deadly chase.

“Revenge of Innocents,” Nancy Taylor Rosenberg. In the fourth romantic thriller to feature Ventura County, Calif., probation officer Carolyn Sullivan, Carolyn struggles to deal with the murder of her best childhood friend, Veronica Campbell.

Nonfiction

“The Assault on Reason,” Al Gore. The former VP examines how deceit, sound-bite journalism and fundamentalist ideology have combined to erode the influence of objective, rational thought on national discourse.

“Einstein: His Life and Universe,” Walter Isaacson. A celebrated biographer draws upon previously unavailable correspondence to portray the towering intellect and outsized personality of the man who transformed the view of the cosmos.

“Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America,” Michael R. Beschloss. What did Truman, Kennedy, Reagan and FDR have in common? According to Beschloss, they all championed unpopular ideas that ultimately benefited the nation.

“Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life,” Barbara Kingsolver. The novelist chronicles her real-life move from the parched desert landscape of Arizona to the verdant hills of Appalachia in search of an environmentally sustainable lifestyle.

“The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science,” Natalie Angier. If concepts like “measurement,” “probability” and “scientific method” make the head swim, Angier can get readers up to speed on what science can (and can’t) tell and why.

“The Good Life of Helen K. Nearing,” Margaret Killinger. This new biography provides the first full-length, balanced portrait of the woman who, with her legendary husband Scott, was a pioneer in the back-to-the-land movement of the 1960s.

Children’s books

“The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault,” illustrated by Sally Holmes. In this packaged collection of his witty versions of 11 classic fairy tales, the French folklorist gets a due tribute. For readers in grades four through six.

“Young Heroes of the North and South,” edited by Sarah Elder Hale. Like other titles in the Cobblestone Civil War series, this one is sure to satisfy the research needs and personal interests of readers in grades four through six. Drawings, photos and maps included.

“Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet,” David McLimans. This 2007 Caldecott Honor Book is an alphabet book with a twist: each letter is presented in striking, black-and-white animal form, with information about each creature. For kids in grades one and two.

“Steven Caney’s Ultimate Building Book,” Steven Caney. This bold look at the world of design and construction – full of structures to explore and projects kids can try at home – will have future builders perusing the pages. For kids in grades four through eight.

“Best Best Friends,” Margaret Chodos-Irvine. Jealousy and envy interrupt a best friendship between preschoolers Mary and Clare, until, on their own initiative, they become friends again; best, best friends. For young children ages 2 to 4.