Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Marilyn French
Charting Dec 4, 1977 → Jul 20, 1980 · 51 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 5.35%
- week of Aug 6, 1978
- Career Power
- 254
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 168
- August 1977 – August 1978
- Peak Five Years
- 254
- May 1975 – July 1980
- Top-five weeks
- 7
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 51
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 9.58%
- week of Mar 19, 1978
- Comebacks
- 1
- April 1980
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jan 28, 1979 | Apr 20, 1980 | 64 | 61 | 5.35% | 2.01% |
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 · 254 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 Women's Room | #4 | 35 | 168.5 | ||
| The Bleeding Heart | #4 | 16 | 85.8 |