The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1932
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1932. 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 Fountain, by Charles Langbridge Morgan, which held on top of the list for 10 weeks, and Mary's Neck by Booth Tarkington, which was on top of the list for 7 weeks.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Maid in Waiting | John Galsworthy |
| January 11 | The Harbourmaster | William McFee |
| January 18 | ||
| January 25 | Mr. and Mrs. Pennington | Francis Brett Young |
| February 1 | ||
| February 8 | The End of Desire | Robert Herrick |
| February 15 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| February 22 | ||
| February 29 | ||
| March 7 | ||
| March 14 | ||
| March 21 | ||
| March 28 | ||
| April 4 | Magnolia Street | Louis Golding |
| April 11 | ||
| April 18 | ||
| April 25 | ||
| May 2 | Bright Skin | Julia Peterkin |
| May 9 | A Modern Hero | Louis Bromfield |
| May 16 | The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck |
| May 23 | ||
| May 30 | ||
| June 6 | District Nurse | Faith Baldwin |
| June 13 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| June 20 | ||
| June 27 | ||
| July 4 | ||
| July 11 | ||
| July 18 | ||
| July 25 | ||
| August 1 | ||
| August 8 | ||
| August 15 | Faraway | J. B. Priestley |
| August 22 | Lark Ascending | Mazo De La Roche |
| August 29 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| September 5 | A New York Tempest | Manuel Komroff |
| September 12 | The Sheltered Life | Ellen Glasgow |
| September 19 | ||
| September 26 | ||
| October 3 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| October 10 | ||
| October 17 | ||
| October 24 | ||
| October 31 | ||
| November 7 | ||
| November 14 | Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann |
| November 21 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| November 28 | ||
| December 5 | ||
| December 12 | ||
| December 19 | ||
| December 26 |
See also
References
- 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.
- Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1932 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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