Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Paul Bowles
Charting Jan 1, 1950 → Apr 13, 1952 · 16 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 2.43%
- week of Mar 5, 1950
- Career Power
- 57
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 37
- March 1949 – March 1950
- Peak Five Years
- 57
- April 1947 – April 1952
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 16
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 4.79%
- week of Jan 15, 1950
- Comebacks
- 1
- March 1952
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Jun 4, 1950 | Mar 30, 1952 | 95 | 93 | 2.43% | 1.09% |
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 · 57 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 Sheltering Sky | #9 | 11 | 37.0 | ||
| Let It Come Down | #9 | 5 | 19.7 |