List of The New York Times number-one books of 1936

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1936. 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 Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, which held on top of the list for 25 weeks, and The Last Puritan by George Santayana, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 6 It Can't Happen Here Sinclair Lewis
January 13
January 20 If I Have Four Apples Josephine Lawrence
January 27
February 3
February 10 The Last Puritan George Santayana
February 17
February 24
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27 Sparkenbroke Charles Langbridge Morgan
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1 The Weather in the Streets Rosamond Lehmann
June 8 The Doctor Mary Roberts Rinehart
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6 Sanfelice Vincent Sheean
July 13 Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17
August 24
August 31
September 7
September 14
September 21
September 28
October 5
October 12
October 19
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16
November 23
November 30
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

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 1936 Retrieved March 14, 2018