1953 in books
Who ruled 1953? Annemarie Selinko was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1953, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1953
32 crowns · 43 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 604
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annemarie Selinko | 604 | 32 | 43 |
| 2 | Thomas B. Costain | 419 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon Uris | 299 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Ernest K. Gann | 268 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | A. J. Cronin | 251 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 | John Steinbeck | 227 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Frances Parkinson Keyes | 224 | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Francis Van Wyck Mason | 187 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Herman Wouk | 180 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | James Hilton | 156 | 0 | 14 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1953 | The Silver Chalice | Thomas B. Costain | 7 |
| Jan 11, 1953 | East of Eden | John Steinbeck | 2 |
| Mar 8, 1953 | Desiree | Annemarie Selinko | 32 |
| Oct 11, 1953 | Beyond This Place | A. J. Cronin | 6 |
| Nov 29, 1953 | Lord Vanity | Samuel Shellabarger | 4 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desiree | Annemarie Selinko | #1 | 54 | 625.4 |
| 2 | The High and the Mighty | Ernest K. Gann | #3 | 56 | 453.1 |
| 3 | Battle Cry | Leon Uris | #2 | 51 | 384.6 |
| 4 | Beyond This Place | A. J. Cronin | #1 | 34 | 366.0 |
| 5 | Lord Vanity | Samuel Shellabarger | #1 | 30 | 315.5 |
| 6 | Time and Time Again | James Hilton | #2 | 27 | 222.2 |
| 7 | Golden Admiral | Francis Van Wyck Mason | #3 | 26 | 186.6 |
| 8 | The Lady of Arlington | Harnett T. Kane | #4 | 28 | 164.4 |
| 9 | Too Late the Phalarope | Alan Paton | #2 | 22 | 157.1 |
| 10 | KISS Me Again, Stranger | Daphne Du Maurier | #4 | 24 | 142.6 |
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