List of number-one New York Times best sellers of 1931

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This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1931.

Contents

This was the first year that the list was published, though it was not yet a national list. Throughout the 1930s the list reflected sales in the New York City area. [1]

Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling fiction books. [2]

DateBookAuthor
October 12The Ten Commandments Warwick Deeping
October 19No List Published
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16Maid in Waiting John Galsworthy
November 23No List Published
November 30Maid in WaitingJohn Galsworthy
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best selling nonfiction books. [3]

DateBookAuthor
October 12Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw
October 19No List Published
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw
November 23No List Published
November 30Washington Merry-Go-RoundAnonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .)
December 7Bernard Shaw Frank Harris
December 14The Epic of America James Truslow Adams
December 21 Mourning Becomes Electra Eugene O’Neill
December 28The Epic of America James Truslow Adams

See also

References

  1. Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History . Vol. Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304. ISBN   0271020504.
  2. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1931
  3. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1931