List of The New York Times number-one books of 1932

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1932. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

Fiction

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

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

Nonfiction

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

Date Book Author
January 4 The Epic of America James Truslow Adams
January 11
January 18
January 25
February 1 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
February 8
February 15 A Fortune to Share Vash Young
February 22 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
February 29 The Story of My Life Clarence Darrow
March 7
March 14 Once A Grand Duke Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia
March 21 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
March 28
April 4 The Epic of America James Truslow Adams
April 11 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
April 18 Recovery Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter
April 25 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
May 2 Recovery Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter
May 9
May 16 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
May 23
May 30 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Lewis E. Lawes
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 4 Only Yesterday Frederick Lewis Allen
July 11 A New Way to Better Golf Alex J. Morrison
July 18 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Lewis E. Lawes
July 25
August 1
August 8 What We Live By Ernest Dimnet
August 15
August 22 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Lewis E. Lawes
August 29 What We Live By Ernest Dimnet
September 5 A Princess in Exile Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958)
September 12 More Merry-Go-Round Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen)
September 19
September 26
October 3
October 10 Death in the Afternoon Ernest Hemingway
October 17
October 24
October 31 Van Loon's Geography Hendrik Willem van Loon
November 7 The March of Democracy James Truslow Adams
November 14
November 21
November 28 Van Loon's Geography Hendrik Willem van Loon
December 5
December 12
December 19
December 26

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 1932 Retrieved March 14, 2018
  3. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1932