List of The New York Times number-one books of 1933

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1933. 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 Anthony Adverse, by Hervey Allen, which held on top of the list for 26 weeks, and Ann Vickers by Sinclair Lewis, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 2 Flowering Wilderness John Galsworthy
January 9
January 16 The Last Adam James Gould Cozzens
January 23
January 30 Ann Vickers Sinclair Lewis
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 6
March 13
March 20
March 27
April 3
April 10
April 17 The Werewolf of Paris Guy Endore
April 24 Rain in the Doorway Thorne Smith
May 1 The Werewolf of Paris Guy Endore
May 8 As the Earth Turns Gladys Hasty Carroll
May 15
May 22 The Store T. S. Stribling
May 29 As the Earth Turns Gladys Hasty Carroll
June 5
June 12 Little Man, What Now? Hans Fallada
June 19
June 26
July 3 Anthony Adverse Hervey Allen
July 10
July 16
July 24
July 31
August 7
August 14
August 21
August 28
September 4
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
October 30
November 6
November 13
November 20
November 27
December 4
December 11
December 18
December 25

Nonfiction

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

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 1933 Retrieved March 14, 2018