1946 in books
Who ruled 1946? Taylor Caldwell was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1946, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1946
9 crowns · 33 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 433
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Caldwell | 433 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Frederic Wakeman | 363 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Erich Maria Remarque | 283 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 | Daphne Du Maurier | 278 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Thomas B. Costain | 229 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Mary Jane Ward | 195 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Frank Yerby | 189 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Evelyn Waugh | 158 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Margery Sharp | 152 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | Gladys Schmitt | 141 | 0 | 12 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1946 | The Black Rose | Thomas B. Costain | 4 |
| Feb 3, 1946 | The King's General | Daphne Du Maurier | 6 |
| Mar 10, 1946 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque | 8 |
| May 12, 1946 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell | 9 |
| Jul 14, 1946 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman | 19 |
| Nov 24, 1946 | East River | Sholem Asch | 1 |
| Dec 1, 1946 | B.F.'s DAUGHTER | John P. Marquand | 5 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Miracle of the Bells | Russell Janney | #2 | 54 | 471.6 |
| 2 | This Side of Innocence | Taylor Caldwell | #1 | 41 | 450.8 |
| 3 | The Hucksters | Frederic Wakeman | #1 | 32 | 368.8 |
| 4 | Arch of Triumph | Erich Maria Remarque | #1 | 27 | 283.1 |
| 5 | The King's General | Daphne Du Maurier | #1 | 28 | 277.8 |
| 6 | East River | Sholem Asch | #1 | 28 | 258.4 |
| 7 | B.F.'s DAUGHTER | John P. Marquand | #1 | 24 | 257.8 |
| 8 | The Snake Pit | Mary Jane Ward | #2 | 23 | 194.7 |
| 9 | The Foxes of Harrow | Frank Yerby | #5 | 45 | 193.3 |
| 10 | Brideshead Revisited | Evelyn Waugh | #3 | 24 | 157.7 |
Author of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the author with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Author of the Week. How it works