2022 in books
Who ruled 2022? John Grisham was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2022, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Grisham | 318 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Matt Haig | 267 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | David Baldacci | 239 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | James Patterson | 222 | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 176 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Laura Dave | 164 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Bonnie Garmus | 143 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Lucy Foley | 142 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Amor Towles | 135 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Nicholas Sparks | 134 | 1 | 10 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus | #1 | 99 | 808.3 |
| 2 | Demon Copperhead | Barbara Kingsolver | #2 | 70 | 394.1 |
| 3 | Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin | #2 | 51 | 307.8 |
| 4 | Fairy Tale | Stephen King | #1 | 27 | 245.7 |
| 5 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt | #4 | 64 | 201.8 |
| 6 | The Boys from Biloxi | John Grisham | #1 | 20 | 192.3 |
| 7 | Run, Rose, Run | Dolly Parton & James Patterson | #1 | 17 | 168.2 |
| 8 | The Paris Apartment | Lucy Foley | #1 | 21 | 141.3 |
| 9 | Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult & Jennifer Finney Boylan | #3 | 26 | 131.8 |
| 10 | Dreamland | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 16 | 127.9 |
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