List of The New York Times number-one books of 1938

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1938. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

Fiction

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

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 3 The Citadel A. J. Cronin
January 10
January 17
January 24
January 31
February 7 The Prodigal Parents Sinclair Lewis
February 14 The Citadel A. J. Cronin
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
March 21 Action at Aquila Hervey Allen
March 28 The Citadel A. J. Cronin
April 4 Action at Aquila Hervey Allen
April 11 The Citadel A. J. Cronin
April 18
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 16 The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
May 23
May 30
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4
July 11 My Son, My Son! Howard Spring
July 18
July 25
August 1
August 8
August 15
August 22
August 29 The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
September 5
September 12
September 19
September 26 My Son, My Son! Howard Spring
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21
November 28 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field
December 5 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier
December 12
December 19
December 26 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field

Nonfiction

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

See also

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References

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  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 1938 Retrieved March 14, 2018