Books: New and noteworthy

USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.

1. Madam President by Nicolle Wallace (Atria, fiction, on sale April 28)

What it's about: The president – a woman – invites the media to document a day in her life, the same day five major terrorist attacks occur on U.S. soil.

The buzz: Wallace, a former White House insider who's now on The View, is demonstrating good timing with Hillary Clinton's run – even if her fictional female president is Republican.

2. Underwater Babies by Seth Casteel (Little, Brown, non-fiction, on sale now)

What it's about: Photos of swimming babies (future Olympians?) by the author of Underwater Dogs and Underwater Puppies.

The buzz: All very cute, but can he pull off Underwater Cats?

3. Early Warning by Jane Smiley (Knopf, fiction, on sale April 28)

What it's about: This second volume in a trilogy about the Langdons, an Iowa farm family, spans 1953-1986.

The buzz: Reviewing the first book, Some Luck, for USA TODAY, Kevin Nance called Smiley's ongoing project a "masterpiece in the making."

4. The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone by Fredrik Eklund (Avery, non-fiction, on sale now)

What it's about: The New York real estate broker and co-star of Million Dollar Listing New York offers advice on how to sell yourself.

The buzz:Million Dollar Listing New York just returned for its fourth season on Bravo.

5. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus (Viking, non-fiction, on sale April 27)

What it's about: The story of two of the women kidnapped and held captive for a decade by Cleveland school bus driver Ariel Castro.

The buzz: Michelle Knight, the third kidnapped woman in the house, had a top 10 USA TODAY best seller last year with her memoir, Finding Me.