2006 in books
Who ruled 2006? James Patterson was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2006, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2006
5 crowns · 24 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 334
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Patterson | 334 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 | Dan Brown | 244 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Mitch Albom | 151 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Stephen King | 150 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Danielle Steel | 136 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Nicholas Sparks | 128 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Janet Evanovich | 124 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Dean Koontz | 123 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Mary Higgins Clark | 115 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | Nora Roberts | 105 | 4 | 6 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | For One More Day | Mitch Albom | #1 | 35 | 340.6 |
| 2 | Cross | James Patterson | #1 | 15 | 161.7 |
| 3 | Beach Road | James Patterson & Peter de Jonge | #1 | 14 | 140.4 |
| 4 | The 5th Horseman | James Patterson & Maxine Paetro | #1 | 11 | 113.1 |
| 5 | Two Little Girls in Blue | Mary Higgins Clark | #1 | 9 | 105.0 |
| 6 | Judge & Jury | James Patterson & Andrew Gross | #1 | 10 | 104.4 |
| 7 | Dear John | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 11 | 99.3 |
| 8 | Cell | Stephen King | #1 | 9 | 95.9 |
| 9 | Twelve Sharp | Janet Evanovich | #1 | 10 | 93.4 |
| 10 | Angels Fall | Nora Roberts | #1 | 8 | 85.3 |
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