List of The New York Times number-one books of 1935

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1935. 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 Europa, by Robert Briffault, which held on top of the list for 9 weeks, and Of Time and the River by Thomas Wolfe, which was on top of the list for 7 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 7 The Forty Days of Musa Dagh Franz Werfel
January 14
January 21 Heaven's My Destination Thornton Wilder
January 28
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4 Come and Get It Edna Ferber
March 11
March 18 Of Time and the River Thomas Wolfe
March 25
April 1 Come and Get It Edna Ferber
April 8 Of Time and the River Thomas Wolfe
April 15
April 22
April 29 Green Light Lloyd C. Douglas
May 6 Of Time and the River Thomas Wolfe
May 13
May 20 Now in November Josephine Johnson
May 27
June 3
June 10 Young Renny Mazo De La Roche
June 17 Paths of Glory Humphrey Cobb
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29 Green Light Lloyd C. Douglas
August 5
August 12 Lucy Gayheart Willa Cather
August 19
August 26
September 2
September 9 Vein of Iron Ellen Glasgow
September 16
September 23 Europa Robert Briffault
September 30
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4 It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis
November 11 Europa Robert Briffault
November 18
November 25
December 2 It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

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 1935 Retrieved March 14, 2018