Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Paul Hyde Bonner
Charting Apr 13, 1952 → Nov 15, 1959 · 62 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.46%
- week of Sep 4, 1955
- Career Power
- 271
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 78
- June 1955 – June 1956
- Peak Five Years
- 205
- June 1951 – June 1956
- Top-five weeks
- 2
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 62
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 8.34%
- week of May 31, 1953
- Comebacks
- 2
- July 1955, September 1959
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After decline | Oct 11, 1953 | Jul 24, 1955 | 92 | 90 | 3.73% | 1.48% |
| After absence | Dec 18, 1955 | Sep 6, 1959 | 192 | 162 | 4.46% | 1.64% |
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 · 271 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior! | #5 | 13 | 71.5 | ||
| The Art of Llewellyn Jones | #7 | 16 | 66.2 | ||
| Hotel Tallyrand | #5 | 13 | 64.0 | ||
| S P Q R | #7 | 18 | 63.0 | ||
| With Both Eyes Open | #10 | 2 | 6.6 |