Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Charles Morgan
Charting Jun 13, 1932 → Apr 21, 1957 · 42 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 11.20%
- week of Sep 26, 1932
- Career Power
- 490
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 15
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 245
- October 1931 – November 1932
- Peak Five Years
- 423
- October 1931 – November 1936
- Top-five weeks
- 34
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 42
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jun 13, 1932
- Comebacks
- 2
- May 1936, December 1940
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jan 16, 1933 | May 11, 1936 | 173 | 170 | 11.20% | 4.99% |
| After absence | Oct 12, 1936 | Dec 23, 1940 | 219 | 214 | 11.20% | 4.09% |
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
4 books · 490 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fountain | #1 | 18 | 244.8 | ||
| Sparkenbroke | #1 | 15 | 178.7 | ||
| The Voyage | #3 | 8 | 64.3 | ||
| Challenge to Venus | #16 | 1 | 1.8 |