2023 in books
Who ruled 2023? Bonnie Garmus was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2023, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnie Garmus | 587 | 13 | 49 |
| 2 | Rebecca Yarros | 457 | 18 | 29 |
| 3 | Barbara Kingsolver | 308 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Gabrielle Zevin | 241 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Stephen King | 206 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Emily Henry | 200 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | John Grisham | 189 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Abraham Verghese | 187 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Ann Patchett | 148 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | James Patterson | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2023 | Lessons in Chemistry | Bonnie Garmus | 13 |
| Jan 29, 2023 | Hell Bent | Leigh Bardugo | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2023 | Encore in Death | J. D. Robb | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2023 | Storm Watch | C. J. Box | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | I Will Find You | Harlan Coben | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | Dark Angel | John Sandford | 1 |
| May 7, 2023 | Simply Lies | David Baldacci | 1 |
| May 14, 2023 | Happy Place | Emily Henry | 5 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Only the Dead | Jack Carr | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2023 | Identity | Nora Roberts | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand | 3 |
| Jul 23, 2023 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | 16 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | Tom Lake | Ann Patchett | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2023 | Holly | Stephen King | 2 |
| Nov 5, 2023 | The Exchange | John Grisham | 2 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Dirty Thirty | Janet Evanovich | 1 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros | 2 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros | #1 | 99 | 915.7 |
| 2 | Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros | #1 | 82 | 718.9 |
| 3 | The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | #2 | 37 | 249.0 |
| 4 | The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese | #3 | 39 | 214.8 |
| 5 | Happy Place | Emily Henry | #1 | 19 | 199.7 |
| 6 | Tom Lake | Ann Patchett | #1 | 24 | 168.1 |
| 7 | Holly | Stephen King | #1 | 18 | 141.2 |
| 8 | The Exchange | John Grisham | #1 | 16 | 137.1 |
| 9 | Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | #2 | 22 | 125.1 |
| 10 | The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand | #1 | 11 | 86.4 |
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