1954 in books
Who ruled 1954? Morton Thompson was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1954, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1954
24 crowns · 43 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 609
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morton Thompson | 609 | 24 | 43 |
| 2 | Daphne Du Maurier | 324 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Samuel Shellabarger | 235 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Irving Stone | 213 | 11 | 15 |
| 5 | Taylor Caldwell | 210 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Norah Lofts | 208 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | John Steinbeck | 207 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | James A. Michener | 202 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Frances Parkinson Keyes | 189 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ernest K. Gann | 185 | 0 | 14 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1954 | Lord Vanity | Samuel Shellabarger | 6 |
| Feb 14, 1954 | Not as a Stranger | Morton Thompson | 24 |
| Aug 1, 1954 | Mary Anne | Daphne Du Maurier | 11 |
| Oct 17, 1954 | Love Is Eternal | Irving Stone | 11 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not as a Stranger | Morton Thompson | #1 | 79 | 748.7 |
| 2 | No Time for Sergeants | Mac Hyman | #2 | 66 | 480.5 |
| 3 | Love Is Eternal | Irving Stone | #1 | 39 | 423.9 |
| 4 | The View from Pompey's Head | Hamilton Basso | #1 | 40 | 395.0 |
| 5 | Mary Anne | Daphne Du Maurier | #1 | 34 | 344.2 |
| 6 | Katherine | Anya Seton | #2 | 29 | 255.2 |
| 7 | Never Victorious, Never Defeated | Taylor Caldwell | #2 | 29 | 210.1 |
| 8 | Bless This House | Norah Lofts | #2 | 25 | 207.7 |
| 9 | Sweet Thursday | John Steinbeck | #3 | 25 | 206.5 |
| 10 | Sayonara | James A. Michener | #2 | 21 | 202.3 |
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