Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
James Norman Hall
Charting Nov 12, 1934 → Jan 14, 1951 · 34 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.96%
- week of May 4, 1936
- Career Power
- 159
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 67
- May 1935 – May 1936
- Peak Five Years
- 125
- September 1933 – September 1938
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 34
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 6.66%
- week of Dec 3, 1934
- Comebacks
- 2
- July 1938, December 1941
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jul 27, 1936 | Jul 25, 1938 | 104 | 101 | 3.96% | 1.46% |
| After absence | Oct 10, 1938 | Dec 29, 1941 | 168 | 163 | 3.96% | 1.63% |
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 · 159 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 Hurricanewith Charles Nordloff | #2 | 12 | 67.0 | ||
| Pitcairn's Islandwith Charles Nordloff | #2 | 6 | 33.4 | ||
| Botany Baywith Charles Nordhoff | #5 | 7 | 26.0 | ||
| The Dark Riverwith Charles Nordloff | #4 | 6 | 24.2 | ||
| The Far Lands | #12 | 3 | 8.7 |