Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
James Elward
Charting Apr 25, 1982 → Aug 1, 1982 · 14 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 1.34%
- week of Jul 18, 1982
- Career Power
- 25
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 25
- August 1981 – August 1982
- Peak Five Years
- 25
- May 1977 – August 1982
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 14
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 3.16%
- week of May 9, 1982
- Comebacks
- 0
- none detected
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
1 book · 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Smiles, Private Tearswith Helen Van Slyke | #7 | 14 | 25.2 |