Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Marcia Davenport
Charting Nov 23, 1936 → Sep 18, 1960 · 134 weeks with chart power
- 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
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | May 24, 1937 | Nov 9, 1942 | 285 | 284 | 3.36% | 2.13% |
| After absence | Dec 19, 1943 | Dec 7, 1947 | 207 | 203 | 11.95% | 4.74% |
| After absence | Jul 11, 1948 | Jan 16, 1955 | 339 | 330 | 11.95% | 4.29% |
| After absence | Apr 24, 1955 | Mar 27, 1960 | 255 | 249 | 11.95% | 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.
| Title | Peak | Weeks | On chart | Power contributedPower | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Valley of Decision | #1 | 49 | 561.5 | ||
| East Side, West Side | #1 | 28 | 284.7 | ||
| The Constant Image | #3 | 29 | 229.8 | ||
| My Brother's Keeper | #6 | 20 | 108.3 | ||
| Of Lena Geyer | #5 | 8 | 53.9 |