1957 in books
Who ruled 1957? Grace Metalious was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1957, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1957
23 crowns · 43 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 622
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Metalious | 622 | 23 | 43 |
| 2 | Meyer Levin | 421 | 0 | 34 |
| 3 | Daphne Du Maurier | 346 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Frances Parkinson Keyes | 272 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | James Gould Cozzens | 233 | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | Nevil Shute | 208 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Gerald Green | 203 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Max Schulman | 186 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Richard Powell | 180 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Edwin Gilbert | 166 | 0 | 8 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 1957 | Peyton Place | Grace Metalious | 23 |
| Mar 24, 1957 | The Scapegoat | Daphne Du Maurier | 14 |
| Sep 22, 1957 | By Love Possessed | James Gould Cozzens | 15 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By Love Possessed | James Gould Cozzens | #1 | 41 | 481.1 |
| 2 | Rally Round the Flag Boys! | Max Schulman | #2 | 51 | 430.4 |
| 3 | The Scapegoat | Daphne Du Maurier | #1 | 31 | 345.8 |
| 4 | Blue Camellia | Frances Parkinson Keyes | #3 | 37 | 272.1 |
| 5 | On the Beach | Nevil Shute | #2 | 29 | 248.5 |
| 6 | Below the Salt | Thomas B. Costain | #3 | 26 | 227.5 |
| 7 | The Last Angry Man | Gerald Green | #4 | 31 | 202.6 |
| 8 | The Philadelphian | Richard Powell | #3 | 26 | 179.5 |
| 9 | The World of Suzie Wong | Richard Mason | #4 | 29 | 178.6 |
| 10 | Atlas Shrugged | Ayn Rand | #3 | 22 | 170.7 |
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