2010 in books
Who ruled 2010? Kathryn Stockett was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2010, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2010
8 crowns · 38 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 485
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathryn Stockett | 485 | 8 | 38 |
| 2 | Stieg Larsson | 369 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | James Patterson | 252 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Dan Brown | 143 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Nicholas Sparks | 134 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Jonathan Franzen | 106 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | John Grisham | 105 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | David Baldacci | 100 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | Stephen King | 86 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Ken Follett | 84 | 1 | 4 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’S Nest | Stieg Larsson | #1 | 79 | 648.1 |
| 2 | The Confession | John Grisham | #1 | 18 | 167.8 |
| 3 | Freedom | Jonathan Franzen | #1 | 19 | 141.6 |
| 4 | Dead or Alive | Tom Clancy & Grant Blackwood | #1 | 13 | 119.7 |
| 5 | Fall of Giants | Ken Follett | #1 | 14 | 96.0 |
| 6 | Safe Haven | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 15 | 94.0 |
| 7 | Cross Fire | James Patterson | #1 | 10 | 92.4 |
| 8 | House Rules | Jodi Picoult | #1 | 9 | 81.0 |
| 9 | Dead in the Family | Charlaine Harris | #1 | 10 | 80.4 |
| 10 | Worst Case | James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge | #1 | 8 | 71.9 |
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