2009 in books
Who ruled 2009? James Patterson was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2009, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2009
2 crowns · 12 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 245
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Patterson | 245 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Kathryn Stockett | 244 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Stephenie Meyer | 227 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | John Grisham | 199 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Dan Brown | 174 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Charlaine Harris | 148 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Janet Evanovich | 127 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | David Baldacci | 116 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Nicholas Sparks | 111 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Patricia Cornwell | 105 | 2 | 5 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Help | Kathryn Stockett | #1 | 108 | 841.6 |
| 2 | The Lost Symbol | Dan Brown | #1 | 29 | 317.4 |
| 3 | The Associate | John Grisham | #1 | 14 | 145.1 |
| 4 | The Last Song | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 22 | 139.0 |
| 5 | I, Alex Cross | James Patterson | #1 | 13 | 119.2 |
| 6 | Dead and Gone | Charlaine Harris | #1 | 23 | 107.1 |
| 7 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | Stieg Larsson | #1 | 21 | 101.0 |
| 8 | South of Broad | Pat Conroy | #1 | 9 | 88.9 |
| 9 | Under the Dome | Stephen King | #1 | 9 | 86.3 |
| 10 | Handle with Care | Jodi Picoult | #1 | 10 | 86.1 |
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