Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Ashley Elston
Charting Jan 21, 2024 → Feb 22, 2026 · 20 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.77%
- week of Mar 17, 2024
- Career Power
- 115
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 93
- May 2023 – May 2024
- Peak Five Years
- 115
- March 2021 – February 2026
- Top-five weeks
- 9
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 20
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 12.64%
- week of Feb 1, 2026
- Comebacks
- 1
- February 2026
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jul 21, 2024 | Feb 8, 2026 | 81 | 80 | 4.77% | 1.68% |
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
2 books · 115 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.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Lie Wins | #5 | 16 | 93.1 | ||
| Anatomy of an Alibi | #2 | 4 | 21.6 |