1997 in books
Who ruled 1997? Danielle Steel was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1997, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Steel | 348 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | John Grisham | 316 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Charles Frazier | 311 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Nicholas Sparks | 305 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Patricia Cornwell | 254 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Nelson DeMille | 191 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Mary Higgins Clark | 146 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Michael Crichton | 132 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | David Baldacci | 124 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Arundhati Roy | 98 | 0 | 2 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 1997 | Airframe | Michael Crichton | 4 |
| Feb 2, 1997 | Hornet's Nest | Patricia Cornwell | 4 |
| Mar 2, 1997 | Sole Survivor | Dean Koontz | 2 |
| Mar 16, 1997 | The Partner | John Grisham | 8 |
| May 4, 1997 | Pretend You Don't See Her | Mary Higgins Clark | 5 |
| Jun 15, 1997 | Plum Island | Nelson DeMille | 5 |
| Jul 20, 1997 | Special Delivery | Danielle Steel | 2 |
| Aug 3, 1997 | Unnatural Exposure | Patricia Cornwell | 4 |
| Aug 31, 1997 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier | 14 |
| Oct 12, 1997 | Flood Tide | Clive Cussler | 3 |
| Nov 30, 1997 | The Ghost | Danielle Steel | 1 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold Mountain | Charles Frazier | #1 | 61 | 582.2 |
| 2 | The Partner | John Grisham | #1 | 30 | 313.6 |
| 3 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Arthur Golden | #5 | 62 | 289.1 |
| 4 | Plum Island | Nelson DeMille | #1 | 20 | 190.7 |
| 5 | Special Delivery | Danielle Steel | #1 | 15 | 148.6 |
| 6 | The God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy | #5 | 31 | 144.2 |
| 7 | Pretend You Don't See Her | Mary Higgins Clark | #1 | 14 | 138.3 |
| 8 | Unnatural Exposure | Patricia Cornwell | #1 | 13 | 136.7 |
| 9 | Cat & Mouse | James Patterson | #2 | 14 | 129.5 |
| 10 | The Ghost | Danielle Steel | #1 | 13 | 128.2 |
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