After Bill Clinton used her to catapult himself to the presidency, the activist Souljah was sidelined. But the novelist Souljah continued to produce work that spoke to millions.
And in fiction, new works from John Sandford; Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan; Celeste Ng; Elin Hilderbrand; and Joanna Quinn. These hardcover rankings reflect sales for the week ended Oct. 8.