New and noteworthy
USA TODAY’s Jocelyn McClurg scopes out the hottest books on sale each week.
1 Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins ( Riverhead, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A mystery set in an English riverside town about the drowning deaths of a single mother and a teenage girl; follow- up to the mega- hit The Girl on the Train.
THE BUZZ: will do a USA TODAY # BookmarkThis Facebook Live chat May 9 at 1 p. m. ET/ 10 a. m. PT.
2 Women Who Work
by Ivanka Trump ( Portfolio, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The president’s daughter writes a book for working women and mothers subtitled Rewriting the Rules for Success.
THE BUZZ: Trump, known for her fashion line, also has a high- profile new job: as an ( unpaid) special assistant to the president.
3 This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
by Gabourey Sidibe ( Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, non- fiction, on sale Monday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT:
The star of Precious and Empire tells her story.
THE BUZZ:
“Gabby” reveals in her new book that she had bariatric surgery last year after she was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and she has been showing off her new figure.
5 Between Them: Remembering My Parents
by Richard Ford ( Ecco, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT:
Ford writes a portrait of his late parents and their life together in the Deep South.
THE BUZZ:
This is the first work of non- fiction by the Pulitzer Prize- winning novelist; “moving and tender,” says Publishers Weekly in a starred review.
4 Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship With Harper Lee
by Wayne Flynt ( Harper, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT:
Collects letters exchanged between the
author of To Kill a Mockingbird and her friend Wayne Flynt from 1992 until Lee’s death last year.
THE BUZZ:
“Revealing,” says Kirkus Reviews.