Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
James Michener
Charting Aug 11, 1963 → Oct 1, 1989 · 170 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 14.44%
- week of May 1, 1966
- Career Power
- 1,915
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 69
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 720
- June 1965 – June 1966
- Peak Five Years
- 1,170
- October 1961 – October 1966
- Top-five weeks
- 137
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 170
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jul 11, 1965
- Comebacks
- 2
- June 1965, October 1974
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | May 17, 1964 | Jun 27, 1965 | 58 | 54 | 10.04% | 4.20% |
| After absence | Dec 11, 1966 | Oct 13, 1974 | 409 | 403 | 14.44% | 5.84% |
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 · 1,915 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 Source | #1 | 71 | 886.1 | ||
| Centennial | #1 | 60 | 701.3 | ||
| Caravans | #2 | 29 | 284.0 | ||
| Journey | #6 | 10 | 43.9 |