The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1934

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1934. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

The two most popular books that year were So Red the Rose, by Stark Young, which held on top of the list for 17 weeks, and Lamb in His Bosom by Caroline Miller, which was on top of the list for 8 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 1Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
January 8
January 15The Thin ManDashiell Hammett
January 22
January 29
February 5Work of ArtSinclair Lewis
February 12
February 19
February 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
March 26Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
April 2The OppermannsLion Feuchtwanger
April 9
April 16Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
April 23
April 30Seven Gothic TalesIsak Dinesen
May 7Tender is the NightF. Scott Fitzgerald
May 14Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
May 21Lamb in His BosomCaroline Miller
May 28Five Silver DaughtersLouis Golding
June 5Lamb in His BosomCaroline Miller
June 11
June 18
June 25
July 2
July 9
July 16
July 23I, ClaudiusRobert Graves
July 30Anthony AdverseHervey Allen
August 6So Red the RoseStark Young
August 13
August 20
August 27
September 3
September 10
September 17
September 24
October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
November 26
December 3Lost HorizonHervey Allen
December 10The Forty Days of Musa DaghFranz Werfel
December 17
December 23
December 30

See also

References

  1. Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History. Volume Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304.
  2. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1934 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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