1993 in books
Who ruled 1993? Robert James Waller was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1993, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 1993
42 crowns · 49 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 794
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert James Waller | 794 | 42 | 49 |
| 2 | John Grisham | 450 | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | Laura Esquivel | 261 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Nick Bantock | 232 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 229 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Clancy | 189 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Danielle Steel | 158 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Anne Rice | 157 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Dean Koontz | 142 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Scott Turow | 129 | 0 | 9 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 1993 | Dolores Claiborne | Stephen King | 3 |
| Jan 24, 1993 | Dragon Tears | Dean Koontz | 1 |
| Jan 31, 1993 | The Bridges of Madison County | Robert James Waller | 35 |
| Mar 21, 1993 | The Client | John Grisham | 4 |
| Aug 29, 1993 | Without Remorse | Tom Clancy | 2 |
| Nov 14, 1993 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller | 7 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Client | John Grisham | #1 | 48 | 434.0 |
| 2 | Like Water for Chocolate | Laura Esquivel | #3 | 61 | 404.7 |
| 3 | Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend | Robert James Waller | #1 | 29 | 298.0 |
| 4 | Without Remorse | Tom Clancy | #1 | 32 | 258.6 |
| 5 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Stephen King | #2 | 18 | 170.7 |
| 6 | Lasher | Anne Rice | #2 | 17 | 144.5 |
| 7 | Pleading Guilty | Scott Turow | #2 | 16 | 128.8 |
| 8 | Vanished | Danielle Steel | #2 | 17 | 107.2 |
| 9 | Degree of Guilt | Richard North Patterson | #3 | 11 | 98.3 |
| 10 | Dragon Tears | Dean Koontz | #1 | 10 | 98.1 |
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