1960 in books
Who ruled 1960? James A. Michener was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1960, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1960
37 crowns · 52 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 725
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James A. Michener | 725 | 37 | 52 |
| 2 | Allen Drury | 686 | 15 | 52 |
| 3 | Guiseppe di Lampedusa | 327 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Marcia Davenport | 230 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Irving Wallace | 213 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Taylor Caldwell | 212 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Harper Lee | 174 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Mary Ellen Chase | 170 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | John O'Hara | 144 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Cameron Hawley | 142 | 0 | 9 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1960 | Advise and Consent | Allen Drury | 15 |
| Jan 17, 1960 | Hawaii | James A. Michener | 37 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee | #2 | 98 | 929.2 |
| 2 | The Last of the Just | Andre Schwarz-Bart | #1 | 44 | 373.3 |
| 3 | The Leopard | Guiseppe di Lampedusa | #2 | 38 | 344.9 |
| 4 | The Constant Image | Marcia Davenport | #3 | 29 | 229.8 |
| 5 | The Lovely Ambition | Mary Ellen Chase | #4 | 36 | 217.3 |
| 6 | The Chapman Report | Irving Wallace | #4 | 28 | 212.8 |
| 7 | The Dean's Watch | Elizabeth Goudge | #3 | 25 | 165.8 |
| 8 | The Lincoln Lords | Cameron Hawley | #4 | 22 | 142.5 |
| 9 | Decision at Delphi | Helen MacInnes | #5 | 26 | 139.8 |
| 10 | Ourselves to Know | John O'Hara | #4 | 19 | 135.8 |
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