AUBURN — New acquisitions for November at the Auburn Public Library are announced.

Fiction

“Blood Game,” Iris Johansen. Eve Duncan winds up on the trail of the most evil predator she’s encountered: a serial killer with a taste for blood.

“Breaking the Rules,” Barbara Taylor Bradford. After fleeing to New York, changing her identity and gaining fame as an international model, a young woman almost forgets the horrific encounter that set her on her path. Then strange things begin to happen.

“The Christmas List,” Richard Paul Evans. The author of “The Christmas Box” serves up a new twist on a familiar holiday theme: when a callow real estate mogul finds his obituary in the newspaper one day, what he reads there prompts him to reevaluate his life.

“Her Fearful Symmetry: A Novel,” Audrey Niffenegger. The author of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” returns with this tale of twin sisters from Chicago who move into the London flat of a deceased aunt, only to find her presence hasn’t vacated the premises.

Additional new fiction titles this month include books by Nevada Barr, William Bernhardt, A.S. Byatt, Jonathan Kellerman, John Irving and Stephen King.

Nonfiction

“Have a Little Faith: A True Story,” Mitch Albom. Albom explores the nature of faith in the lives of two different men: an elderly rabbi who wants him to write his eulogy and an ex-con turned pastor struggling to keep his beleaguered congregation afloat.

“The Time of My Life,” Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi. Writing in the final months of his struggle with cancer, Swayze recounts a life shaped by a love of dancing, hard-won Hollywood success and his lifelong bond with the woman who shared his journey.

“Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government,” Glenn Beck. This book may be for those who worry about the “Nanny State” and feel that even a lot of Republicans today don’t get it about “Big Government.”

“High on Arrival,” Mackenzie Phillips. Born into show-biz royalty and known for her teen roles in “American Graffiti” and “One Day at a Time,” Phillips recounts how the darkness of her early life went far beyond her publicized battles with drug addiction.

Teens

“Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery,” Alan Gratz. Something smells rotten in Denmark, Tenn., where a wealthy paper mill tycoon has died under mysterious circumstances. Can loyal Horatio help the victim’s son, Hamilton, expose the treachery?

“Once a King, Always a King,” Reymundo Sanchez. A former member of Chicago’s Latin Kings street gang describes his long, post-gang struggle to escape the legacy of the drugs, violence and physical and emotional abuse that marked his early years.

“Stuck in Neutral,” Terry Trueman. Although stricken with cerebral palsy and unable to move or communicate, Shawn relishes his simple pleasures and is happy to be alive. When he suspects his father has decided to kill him in an act of mercy, what can he do?

“Black Rabbit Summer,” Kevin Brooks. As you grow, things become different. You move away from your childhood friends and the world gets larger. Pete and Raymond will be friends forever, but then a girl disappears… Could Raymond be involved?

Children

“The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate,” Jacqueline Kelly. Eleven-year-old Callie has much to learn, but she finds her grandfather’s lessons most interesting. His method of observing how nature works brings an important discovery. For kids in grades four to eight.

“Panorama: A Foldout Book,” Fani Marceau. Illustrated by Joelle Jolivet and originally published in France, the big foldout book with stunning woodcuts unfurls to reveal an expanding tour of the planet’s wonders. For kid in grades one to three.

“My Uncle Emily,” Jane Yolen. “Uncle Emily” is, in fact, Emily Dickinson, who in 1881 gives her 6-year-old nephew a poem and a dead bee to take to school. But when his classmates don’t understand the poem, a fracas ensues. For kids in grades kindergarten to three.

“Harriet’s Had Enough!” Elissa Haden Guest. After a tiff with Mama, Harriet the raccoon decides to pack her bags and run away. But does she really want to leave her caring family and her nice warm home in the trunk of a tree? For kids preschool to grade three.