Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Pat Conroy
Charting Oct 5, 1986 → Oct 25, 2009 · 81 weeks with chart power
Honours
NYT Hardcover Fiction
- ChartReign #1
- 6 weeksLongest run 3 weeks: Aug 30, 2009 – Sep 13, 2009First: Jul 16, 1995
- Peak Power
- 8.63%
- week of Sep 17, 1995
- Career Power
- 523
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 6
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 240
- October 1986 – September 1987
- Peak Five Years
- 255
- November 1982 – November 1987
- Top-five weeks
- 25
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 81
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.69%
- week of Jul 16, 1995
- Comebacks
- 2
- July 1995, September 2009
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Dec 13, 1987 | Jul 23, 1995 | 397 | 396 | 6.72% | 3.03% |
| After absence | Feb 4, 1996 | Sep 13, 2009 | 707 | 705 | 8.64% | 4.05% |
Ranked by weekly Power Share, part of the ChartReign Power model — not the list's own positions. How it works →
Exponentially smoothed share of the week's total power (the primary metric).
Titles on the NYT Hardcover Fiction
3 books · 523 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 Prince of Tides | #4 | 50 | 255.4 | ||
| Beach Music | #1 | 22 | 179.2 | ||
| South of Broad | #1 | 9 | 88.9 |