1959 in books
Who ruled 1959? Leon Uris was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1959, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon Uris | 662 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Boris Pasternak | 499 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Taylor Caldwell | 341 | 0 | 36 |
| 4 | Vladimir Nabokov | 316 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Eugene Burdick | 258 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | William J. Lederer | 258 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Allen Drury | 252 | 13 | 18 |
| 8 | D.H. Lawrence | 251 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Paul Gallico | 200 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | John O'Hara | 189 | 0 | 18 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 1959 | Doctor Zhivago | Boris Pasternak | 19 |
| May 17, 1959 | Exodus | Leon Uris | 20 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | Advise and Consent | Allen Drury | 13 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advise and Consent | Allen Drury | #1 | 102 | 1,181.1 |
| 2 | Hawaii | James A. Michener | #1 | 94 | 1,112.3 |
| 3 | Dear and Glorious Physician | Taylor Caldwell | #3 | 64 | 509.9 |
| 4 | Lady Chatterly's Lover | D.H. Lawrence | #2 | 27 | 250.6 |
| 5 | The Devil's Advocate | Morris L. West | #4 | 38 | 202.4 |
| 6 | Poor No More | Robert Ruark | #3 | 26 | 192.2 |
| 7 | Mrs. Arris Goes to Paris | Paul Gallico | #6 | 37 | 187.4 |
| 8 | The War Lover | John Hersey | #2 | 22 | 166.8 |
| 9 | Celia Garth | Gwen Bristow | #6 | 21 | 118.3 |
| 10 | Nine Coaches Waiting | Mary Stewart | #7 | 27 | 110.3 |
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