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The average age of writers in the year that their novels topped the
hardback fiction section of the New York Times Bestseller List during the
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"A man past 50 should never write a novel," felt William Thackeray , best-
known as the author of Vanity Fair, the classic novel of English high society,
published Vanity Fair in 1847, the year Thackeray turned 36.

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Over 350 authors saw their novels reach #1 during the 50 years studied;
and Lulu researchers were able to establish the age at publication of almost
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Authors nearest to the mean age of 50.com/static/pr/5_12_05.

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, 50 years-old may be a good age for a
mid-life crisis but it is also the perfect age to publish a novel designed to
become a best-seller, according to a study of best-selling novels and their
authors over the past half-century. Unlike scientists or musicians, writers
tend to mature with age. She would have been
86 when her novel, Sleeping Murder reached #1 in 1976, had she not died
earlier that year .5 at the time their book topped the
list were Judith Krantz, 50 years 5 months when Scruples reached #1 in 1978,
and Joe Klein, who was 50 years 7 months when Primary Colors made #1 in 1996.

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"But we wanted to discover
the optimum age to write a best-seller; especially since we suspected that it
was higher than many people assume. JK Rowling was the youngest solo author to hit #1 in the latter 25
years (1980-2004) -- only 34 when Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets hit
#1 in 1999.
Agatha Christie was the oldest author to top the list.com .