The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1936

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1936. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

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 6It Can't Happen HereSinclair Lewis
January 13
January 20If I Have Four ApplesJosephine Lawrence
January 27
February 3
February 10The Last PuritanGeorge Santayana
February 17
February 24
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27SparkenbrokeCharles Langbridge Morgan
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25
June 1The Weather in the StreetsRosamond Lehmann
June 8The DoctorMary Roberts Rinehart
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6SanfeliceVincent Sheean
July 13 Gone with the WindMargaret 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

See also

References

  1. Miller, Laura J. (2000). "The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction". In Ezra Greenspan (ed.). Book History. Volume Three. Penn State University Press. pp. 286–304.
  2. Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1936 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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