The 2020s in books
Who ruled the 2020s? Rebecca Yarros was Author of the Decade on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of the 2020s, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Decade so far 2020s
56 crowns · 93 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 1,769
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Yarros | 1,769 | 56 | 93 |
| 2 | John Grisham | 1,439 | 29 | 97 |
| 3 | James Patterson | 1,130 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Kristin Hannah | 975 | 14 | 72 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 894 | 11 | 54 |
| 6 | Bonnie Garmus | 814 | 14 | 57 |
| 7 | David Baldacci | 739 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Matt Haig | 700 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Delia Owens | 658 | 25 | 42 |
| 10 | Danielle Steel | 636 | 3 | 32 |
| Year | Author | Crowns |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Delia Owens | 25 |
| 2021 | Matt Haig | 0 |
| 2022 | John Grisham | 8 |
| 2023 | Bonnie Garmus | 13 |
| 2024 | Rebecca Yarros | 20 |
| 2025 | Rebecca Yarros | 18 |
| 2026 | Virginia Evans | 8 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | #1 | 99 | 915.7 |
| 2 | Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus | #1 | 99 | 808.3 |
| 3 | Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros | #1 | 82 | 718.9 |
| 4 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | #1 | 66 | 713.6 |
| 5 | The Midnight Library | Matt Haig | #1 | 106 | 648.5 |
| 6 | The Last Thing He Told Me | Laura Dave | #1 | 65 | 423.5 |
| 7 | The Correspondent | Virginia Evans | #1 | 45 | 418.1 |
| 8 | The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | #1 | 50 | 406.3 |
| 9 | Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver | #2 | 70 | 394.1 |
| 10 | James | Percival Everett | #1 | 52 | 327.5 |
| 11 | Onyx Storm | Rebecca Yarros | #1 | 40 | 312.3 |
| 12 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin | #2 | 51 | 307.8 |
| 13 | Yesteryear | Caro Claire Burke | #1 | 22 | 276.8 |
| 14 | American Dirt | Jeanine Cummins | #1 | 35 | 252.9 |
| 15 | The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | #2 | 37 | 249.0 |
| 16 | Fairy Tale | Stephen King | #1 | 27 | 245.7 |
| 17 | The Invisible Life of Addie Larue | V. E. Schwab | #2 | 44 | 229.5 |
| 18 | The Lincoln Highway | Amor Towles | #1 | 30 | 224.2 |
| 19 | The Secret of Secrets | Dan Brown | #1 | 22 | 221.8 |
| 20 | The God of the Woods | Liz Moore | #3 | 42 | 215.7 |
Author of the Decade and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the author with the most chart power over the decade, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Author of the Week. How it works