2016 in books
Who ruled 2016? Anthony Doerr was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2016, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Doerr | 287 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Paula Hawkins | 261 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | Kristin Hannah | 211 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | James Patterson | 211 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | John Grisham | 176 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Nicholas Sparks | 164 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Danielle Steel | 164 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | David Baldacci | 148 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Colson Whitehead | 139 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Ruth Ware | 124 | 0 | 10 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Underground Railroad | Colson Whitehead | #1 | 37 | 268.7 |
| 2 | The Whistler | John Grisham | #1 | 22 | 222.0 |
| 3 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles | #6 | 59 | 215.8 |
| 4 | Two by Two | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 21 | 215.1 |
| 5 | Small Great Things | Jodi Picoult | #1 | 23 | 138.0 |
| 6 | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware | #4 | 19 | 128.7 |
| 7 | The Nest | Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney | #2 | 17 | 114.9 |
| 8 | The Girls | Emma Cline | #2 | 11 | 100.3 |
| 9 | Cross the Line | James Patterson | #1 | 10 | 100.0 |
| 10 | Commonwealth | Ann Patchett | #1 | 18 | 99.0 |
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