2007 in books
Who ruled 2007? Khaled Hosseini was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2007, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2007
16 crowns · 25 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 350
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khaled Hosseini | 350 | 16 | 25 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 330 | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Mitch Albom | 185 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Janet Evanovich | 173 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Nicholas Sparks | 129 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Danielle Steel | 124 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Jodi Picoult | 118 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | David Baldacci | 116 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | John Grisham | 115 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Michael Ledwidge | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Thousand Splendid Suns | Khaled Hosseini | #1 | 49 | 495.7 |
| 2 | World Without End | Ken Follett | #1 | 26 | 181.2 |
| 3 | Playing for Pizza | John Grisham | #1 | 17 | 133.8 |
| 4 | Double Cross | James Patterson | #1 | 12 | 123.5 |
| 5 | Nineteen Minutes | Jodi Picoult | #1 | 13 | 118.2 |
| 6 | The Quickie | James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 12 | 114.5 |
| 7 | The Choice | Nicholas Sparks | #2 | 17 | 113.6 |
| 8 | Plum Lovin' | Janet Evanovich | #1 | 10 | 98.7 |
| 9 | Step on a Crack | James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 11 | 93.5 |
| 10 | The Children of HÚRin | J. R. R. Tolkien. Christopher Tolkien | #1 | 13 | 91.7 |
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