Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction

Mary Kay Andrews

Charting Mar 16, 2008Jun 21, 2026 · 40 weeks with chart power

Compare with other authors
Peak Power
2.69%
week of Jun 23, 2019
Career Power
205
share-weeks
Weeks at #1
0
weeks as the top author
Peak Year
36
May 2019 – May 2020
Peak Five Years
111
May 2015 – June 2020
Top-five weeks
11
weeks ranked 1–5
Longevity
40
weeks with chart power
Dominance
11.01%
week of Jun 5, 2016
Comebacks
4
June 2013, June 2015, May 2018, May 2022
Comebacks (thresholds from config/scoring.json)
KindTrough beganReturnedTrough weeksLongest absencePrior peakReturn share
After declineOct 2, 2011Jun 30, 201391511.22%1.01%
After declineSep 15, 2013Jun 14, 201591491.22%1.10%
After declineSep 25, 2016May 27, 201887872.61%1.20%
After declineSep 22, 2019May 29, 2022138492.69%1.45%

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

17 books · 205 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 Weekenders#3531.8
Sunset Beach#5531.5
The High Tide Club#3427.3
The Homewreckers#5521.4
Beach Town#6313.3
Summer Rental#5313.1
Ladies' Night#5210.2
Road Trip#518.5
Spring Fever#518.3
Hello, Summer#927.2
Summers at the Saint#927.0
The Newcomer#1026.3
Save the Date#914.8
Bright Lights, Big Christmas#914.8
The Santa Suit#1014.2
Deep Dish#1312.8
The Fixer Upper#1312.8