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2002 in books

Who ruled 2002? John Grisham was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2002, the biggest books and the top authors.

NYT Hardcover Fiction

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Author of the Year 2002

John Grisham

8 crowns · 22 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 347

Top authors of 2002
#AuthorEra PowerCrownsTop-five weeks
1John Grisham347822
2Alice Sebold282722
3James Patterson206113
4Danielle Steel183412
5Stephen King164410
6Mattie J.T. Stepanek14228
7Tom Clancy12938
8Emma McLaughlin11901
9Nicola Kraus11901
10Mary Higgins Clark11826
Biggest books of 2002Titles that entered the list in 2002, by Book Power
#TitleAuthorPeakWeeksBook Power
1The Lovely BonesAlice Sebold#165597.4
2The Nanny DiariesEmma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus#130238.5
3The SummonsJohn Grisham#123193.0
4Red RabbitTom Clancy#117141.2
5The Beach HouseJames Patterson & Peter de Jonge#114127.4
6PreyMichael Crichton#115127.4
7Four Blind MiceJames Patterson#113118.4
8The Shelters of StoneJean M. Auel#112116.0
9The RemnantTim LaHaye & Jerry B. Jenkins#111106.6
10Everything's EventualStephen King#11193.2

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