Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Harper Lee
Charting Aug 7, 1960 → Apr 10, 2016 · 131 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 12.26%
- week of Oct 8, 1961
- Career Power
- 1,152
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 6
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 584
- February 1961 – February 1962
- Peak Five Years
- 929
- June 1957 – June 1962
- Top-five weeks
- 87
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 131
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Aug 2, 2015
- Comebacks
- 1
- August 2015
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jul 22, 1962 | Aug 23, 2015 | 2750 | 2747 | 12.26% | 5.38% |
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 · 1,152 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Kill a Mockingbird | #2 | 98 | 929.2 | ||
| Go Set a Watchman | #1 | 33 | 222.8 |