Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Curtis Sittenfeld

Charting Feb 27, 2005May 14, 2023 · 23 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
Peak Power
2.59%
week of Apr 17, 2005
Career Power
122
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
0
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
35
April 2004 – April 2005
Peak Five Years
66
October 2003 – October 2008
Top-five weeks
4
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
23
weeks with chart power
Dominance
11.01%
week of Sep 21, 2008
Comebacks
3
September 2008, May 2016, April 2023
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceJul 17, 2005Sep 21, 20081651652.59%1.20%
After absenceJan 11, 2009May 15, 20163812352.59%1.60%
After absenceAug 14, 2016Apr 23, 20233471972.59%1.20%

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

6 books · 122 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
Prep#7835.4
American Wife#3530.6
Eligible#5423.6
Romantic Comedy#3423.3
Rodham#815.5
Sisterland#1213.2