Titles · NYT Hardcover Fiction

The First Time I Saw Him

Laura Dave

Entered Jan 25, 2026 · peaked at #2 on Jan 25, 2026 · 5 weeks on the list, last seen Feb 22, 2026

Cover image: The New York Times · the artwork is the publisher’s.

Book Power
32.2
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Weeks at #1
0
never number one
Top-ten weeks
3
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
5
January 2026 – February 2026

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Laura Daveprimary100%32.2

The top ten the week it peaked

See Jan 25, 2026 on the timeline →
  1. #1The CorrespondentVirginia Evans
  2. #2The First Time I Saw HimLaura Dave
  3. #3The WidowJohn Grisham
  4. #4The Secret of SecretsDan Brown
  5. #5AlchemisedSenLinYu
  6. #6BrimstoneCallie Hart
  7. #7Rings of FateMelissa de la Cruz
  8. #8Mona's EyesThomas Schlesser
  9. #9The IntruderFreida McFadden
  10. #10Dungeon Crawler CarlMatt Dinniman
The First Time I Saw Him — Laura Dave · ChartReign