2017 in books
Who ruled 2017? John Grisham was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2017, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Grisham | 407 | 11 | 30 |
| 2 | James Patterson | 275 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Danielle Steel | 221 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Paula Hawkins | 160 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | David Baldacci | 159 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Amor Towles | 153 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Connelly | 137 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Dan Brown | 135 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Lee Child | 132 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Colson Whitehead | 131 | 2 | 10 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Fires Everywhere | Celeste Ng | #4 | 48 | 251.5 |
| 2 | Origin | Dan Brown | #1 | 24 | 240.0 |
| 3 | Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate | #6 | 54 | 232.1 |
| 4 | The Rooster Bar | John Grisham | #1 | 19 | 186.1 |
| 5 | Camino Island | John Grisham | #1 | 15 | 174.5 |
| 6 | Into the Water | Paula Hawkins | #1 | 17 | 159.2 |
| 7 | Norse Mythology | Neil Gaiman | #1 | 14 | 127.1 |
| 8 | A Column of Fire | Ken Follett | #1 | 15 | 93.6 |
| 9 | Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King & Owen King | #1 | 14 | 93.3 |
| 10 | The Midnight Line | Lee Child | #1 | 12 | 89.9 |
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