The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1938

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1938. 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 The Citadel, by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which was on top of the list for 12 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 3The CitadelA. J. Cronin
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7The Prodigal ParentsSinclair Lewis
February 14The CitadelA. J. Cronin
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21Action at AquilaHervey Allen
March 28The CitadelA. J. Cronin
April 4Action at AquilaHervey Allen
April 11The CitadelA. J. Cronin
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16The YearlingMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11My Son, My Son!Howard Spring
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29The YearlingMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26My Son, My Son!Howard Spring
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24RebeccaDaphne du Maurier
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28All This and Heaven TooRachel Field
December 5RebeccaDaphne du Maurier
December 12
December 19
December 26All This and Heaven TooRachel Field

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 1938 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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