Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Lisa See
Charting Jul 15, 2007 → Jun 28, 2026 · 36 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 3.47%
- week of Jul 19, 2009
- Career Power
- 167
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 1
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 53
- August 2008 – August 2009
- Peak Five Years
- 98
- July 2006 – July 2011
- Top-five weeks
- 6
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 36
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.53%
- week of Jun 19, 2011
- Comebacks
- 5
- June 2009, June 2011, April 2017, April 2019, July 2023
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Nov 11, 2007 | Jun 14, 2009 | 83 | 83 | 1.75% | 1.05% |
| After decline | Nov 8, 2009 | Jun 19, 2011 | 84 | 84 | 3.47% | 1.58% |
| After absence | Sep 4, 2011 | Apr 23, 2017 | 292 | 146 | 3.47% | 1.44% |
| After decline | Jun 4, 2017 | Apr 7, 2019 | 96 | 94 | 3.47% | 1.48% |
| After absence | Jun 9, 2019 | Jul 9, 2023 | 211 | 209 | 3.47% | 1.38% |
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
8 books · 167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Girls | #4 | 10 | 53.4 | ||
| Dreams of Joy | #1 | 3 | 23.9 | ||
| The Island of Sea Women | #8 | 6 | 21.7 | ||
| Peony in Love | #6 | 5 | 20.7 | ||
| Lady Tan's Circle of Women | #5 | 5 | 20.2 | ||
| The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane | #6 | 4 | 17.5 | ||
| China Dolls | #10 | 2 | 6.6 | ||
| Daughters of the Sun and Moon | #12 | 1 | 3.2 |