2024 in books
Who ruled 2024? Rebecca Yarros was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 2024, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
Author of the Year 2024
20 crowns · 39 weeks among the top five authors · Era Power 710
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Yarros | 710 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Kristin Hannah | 582 | 10 | 45 |
| 3 | James McBride | 155 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | James Patterson | 149 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Percival Everett | 141 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Emily Henry | 125 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicholas Sparks | 119 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Liz Moore | 116 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | John Grisham | 111 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Shelby Van Pelt | 108 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | #1 | 66 | 713.6 |
| 2 | James | Percival Everett | #1 | 52 | 327.5 |
| 3 | The God of the Woods | Liz Moore | #3 | 42 | 215.7 |
| 4 | The Wedding People | Alison Espach | #2 | 39 | 189.6 |
| 5 | Counting Miracles | Nicholas Sparks | #1 | 18 | 143.6 |
| 6 | Funny Story | Emily Henry | #1 | 14 | 112.5 |
| 7 | Intermezzo | Sally Rooney | #2 | 17 | 97.5 |
| 8 | All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker | #3 | 22 | 91.6 |
| 9 | Swan Song | Elin Hilderbrand | #1 | 9 | 91.4 |
| 10 | You Like It Darker | Stephen King | #1 | 16 | 90.1 |
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