2008 in books
Who ruled 2008? Stephenie Meyer was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2008, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2008
2 crowns · 19 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 241
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephenie Meyer | 241 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 225 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | David Wroblewski | 222 | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | John Grisham | 176 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Khaled Hosseini | 146 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Janet Evanovich | 138 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | David Baldacci | 118 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Stephen King | 114 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Nicholas Sparks | 110 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Ken Follett | 95 | 0 | 6 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Host | Stephenie Meyer | #1 | 59 | 467.7 |
| 2 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle | David Wroblewski | #1 | 39 | 311.0 |
| 3 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society | Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows | #3 | 33 | 176.3 |
| 4 | The Appeal | John Grisham | #1 | 15 | 157.6 |
| 5 | The Christmas Sweater | Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe & Jason Wright | #1 | 13 | 116.3 |
| 6 | The Lucky One | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 15 | 110.1 |
| 7 | Cross Country | James Patterson | #1 | 11 | 105.4 |
| 8 | Scarpetta | Patricia Cornwell | #1 | 11 | 100.6 |
| 9 | 7th Heaven | James Patterson & Maxine Paetro | #2 | 10 | 88.7 |
| 10 | Love the One You’Re With | Emily Giffin | #2 | 14 | 83.6 |
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