2018 in books
Who ruled 2018? James Patterson was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2018, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2018
2 crowns · 21 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 298
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Patterson | 298 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | Stephen King | 230 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Celeste Ng | 204 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | A.J. Finn | 201 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Lisa Wingate | 194 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | John Grisham | 182 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | David Baldacci | 162 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Danielle Steel | 152 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | Kristin Hannah | 145 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Dan Brown | 105 | 1 | 6 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Where the Crawdads Sing | Delia Owens | #1 | 132 | 1,389.3 |
| 2 | The Reckoning | John Grisham | #1 | 22 | 210.4 |
| 3 | The President Is Missing | Bill Clinton & James Patterson | #1 | 18 | 202.5 |
| 4 | The Woman in the Window | A.J. Finn | #1 | 31 | 200.5 |
| 5 | The Outsider | Stephen King | #1 | 21 | 185.2 |
| 6 | Fire and Blood | George R. R. Martin | #1 | 23 | 168.7 |
| 7 | The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah | #1 | 21 | 147.6 |
| 8 | Every Breath | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 16 | 137.9 |
| 9 | The Fallen | David Baldacci | #1 | 12 | 104.7 |
| 10 | The Next Person You Meet in Heaven | Mitch Albom | #1 | 12 | 94.3 |
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