The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1940

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1940. 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 How Green Was My Valley, by Richard Llewellyn, which held on top of the list for 13 weeks, and Stars on the Sea by F. Van Wyck Mason, which was on top of the list for 10 weeks.[2]

Date Book Author
January 1The NazareneSholem Asch
January 8
January 15
January 22
January 29
February 5Kitty FoyleChristopher Morley
February 12The NazareneSholem Asch
February 19Kitty FoyleChristopher Morley
February 26
March 4How Green Was My ValleyRichard Llewellyn
March 11
March 18Native SonRichard Wright
March 25How Green Was My ValleyRichard Llewellyn
April 1
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 6
May 13
May 20
May 27
June 3
June 10Stars on the SeaF. Van Wyck Mason
June 17
June 24
July 1
July 8
July 15
July 22
July 29
August 5
August 12
August 19Mrs. MiniverJan Struther
August 26
September 2
September 9The Beloved ReturnsThomas Mann
September 16
September 23Mrs. MiniverJan Struther
September 30You Can't Go Home AgainThomas Wolfe
October 7
October 14Mrs. MiniverJan Struther
October 21
October 28For Whom the Bell TollsErnest Hemingway
November 4
November 11
November 18
November 25
December 2Oliver WiswellKenneth Roberts
December 9
December 16
December 23
December 30

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 1940 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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