Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Jacqueline Briskin
Charting Feb 18, 1979 → Jun 11, 1989 · 24 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 2.10%
- week of Nov 13, 1983
- Career Power
- 78
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 26
- November 1982 – November 1983
- Peak Five Years
- 67
- April 1982 – March 1987
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 24
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 5.63%
- week of Mar 15, 1987
- Comebacks
- 2
- September 1985, March 1987
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Feb 5, 1984 | Sep 8, 1985 | 83 | 81 | 2.09% | 1.07% |
| After decline | Dec 29, 1985 | Mar 15, 1987 | 63 | 60 | 2.09% | 1.28% |
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
5 books · 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everything and More | #9 | 8 | 26.3 | ||
| Too Much, Too Soon | #8 | 7 | 25.0 | ||
| Dreams Are Not Enough | #8 | 5 | 15.7 | ||
| The Naked Heart | #12 | 3 | 8.0 | ||
| Paloverde | #13 | 1 | 2.8 |