Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Anna Quindlen

Charting May 19, 1991Mar 15, 2026 · 63 weeks with chart power

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Peak Power
7.76%
week of Jun 14, 1998
Career Power
402
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
1
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
157
July 1997 – June 1998
Peak Five Years
214
December 1997 – December 2002
Top-five weeks
26
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
63
weeks with chart power
Dominance
14.53%
week of Sep 17, 2006
Comebacks
3
October 2002, September 2006, March 2014
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceSep 13, 1998Oct 20, 20022132117.76%2.93%
After absenceJan 12, 2003Sep 24, 20061921917.76%2.79%
After absenceDec 24, 2006Mar 2, 20143751947.76%2.94%

Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions (config version 4, Sep 22, 2026). How it works →

Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).

Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction

11 books · 402 share-weeks of Career Power

Power contributed is what each book earned this author: their weekly Power Share, split across their books (a featured credit takes its reduced share). Book Power is the book's own figure, the same for every author on it. Bar length compares books within this list.

TitlePeakWeeksPower
Black and Blue#220157.4
Rise and Shine#1759.4
Blessings#3956.8
Still Life with Bread Crumbs#3751.6
Miller's Valley#6423.3
Every Last One#5421.2
Object Lessons#12410.1
One True Thing#1348.7
Alternate Side#1325.2
More Than Enough#914.9
After Annie#1113.7