Authors · NYT Hardcover Fiction
Sue Monk Kidd
Charting Apr 24, 2005 → Jun 14, 2020 · 57 weeks with chart power
- Peak Power
- 7.89%
- week of Jul 24, 2005
- Career Power
- 415
- share-weeks
- Weeks at #1
- 4
- weeks as the top author
- Peak Year
- 194
- October 2004 – October 2005
- Peak Five Years
- 194
- October 2000 – October 2005
- Top-five weeks
- 29
- weeks ranked 1–5
- Longevity
- 57
- weeks with chart power
- Dominance
- 14.62%
- week of Feb 2, 2014
- Comebacks
- 1
- February 2014
| Kind | Trough began | Returned | Trough weeks | Longest absence | Prior peak | Return share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After absence | Dec 4, 2005 | Feb 2, 2014 | 425 | 424 | 7.89% | 3.01% |
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 · 415 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 Mermaid Chair | #1 | 24 | 193.6 | ||
| The Invention of Wings | #1 | 27 | 189.7 | ||
| The Book of Longings | #5 | 6 | 31.7 |