Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Kathryn Stockett
Charting Mar 29, 2009 → Sep 20, 2026 · 126 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 12.41%
- week of May 9, 2010
- Career Power
- 1,047
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 10
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 547
- September 2009 – September 2010
- Peak Five Years
- 842
- October 2006 – September 2011
- Top-five weeks
- 78
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 126
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 15.97%
- week of Aug 30, 2026
- Comebacks
- 1
- July 2026
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | May 15, 2011 | Jul 5, 2026 | 786 | 760 | 12.41% | 4.77% |
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 · 1,047 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 Help | #1 | 108 | 842.1 | ||
| The Calamity Club | #1 | 18 | 205.0 |