2014 in books
Who ruled 2014? Donna Tartt was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2014, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donna Tartt | 417 | 5 | 32 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 218 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | John Grisham | 216 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Sue Monk Kidd | 186 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 174 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Anthony Doerr | 168 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | David Baldacci | 136 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Liane Moriarty | 123 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Ken Follett | 107 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Jan Karon | 94 | 0 | 7 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the Light We Cannot See | Anthony Doerr | #1 | 132 | 989.9 |
| 2 | Gray Mountain | John Grisham | #1 | 20 | 210.1 |
| 3 | The Invention of Wings | Sue Monk Kidd | #1 | 27 | 189.4 |
| 4 | Edge of Eternity | Ken Follett | #1 | 15 | 114.1 |
| 5 | The Escape | David Baldacci | #1 | 13 | 100.6 |
| 6 | Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good | Jan Karon | #2 | 15 | 95.5 |
| 7 | Hope to Die | James Patterson | #1 | 11 | 94.6 |
| 8 | Revival | Stephen King | #1 | 10 | 93.4 |
| 9 | Big Little Lies | Liane Moriarty | #1 | 15 | 93.3 |
| 10 | Leaving Time | Jodi Picoult | #1 | 12 | 89.2 |
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