Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Paul Wellman
Charting Oct 18, 1953 → May 25, 1958 · 55 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 4.78%
- week of Feb 28, 1954
- Career Power
- 225
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 0
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 136
- May 1953 – May 1954
- Peak Five Years
- 225
- May 1953 – May 1958
- Top-five weeks
- 0
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 55
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 7.26%
- week of Jan 17, 1954
- Comebacks
- 1
- November 1956
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Jul 25, 1954 | Nov 25, 1956 | 122 | 118 | 4.78% | 1.85% |
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
3 books · 225 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 Female | #6 | 31 | 135.7 | ||
| Jericho's Daughters | #8 | 16 | 68.5 | ||
| Ride the Red Earth | #11 | 8 | 20.9 |