Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Marcia Davenport

Charting Nov 23, 1936Sep 18, 1960 · 134 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
Peak Power
11.95%
week of Apr 12, 1943
Career Power
1,238
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
8
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
562
October 1942 – October 1943
Peak Five Years
562
October 1938 – October 1943
Top-five weeks
90
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
134
weeks with chart power
Dominance
14.53%
week of Nov 23, 1942
Comebacks
4
November 1942, December 1947, January 1955, March 1960
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After absenceMay 24, 1937Nov 9, 19422852843.36%2.13%
After absenceDec 19, 1943Dec 7, 194720720311.95%4.74%
After absenceJul 11, 1948Jan 16, 195533933011.95%4.29%
After absenceApr 24, 1955Mar 27, 196025524911.95%4.81%

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 · 1,238 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.

TitlePeakWeeksPower
The Valley of Decision#149561.5
East Side, West Side#128284.7
The Constant Image#329229.8
My Brother's Keeper#620108.3
Of Lena Geyer#5853.9