List of The New York Times number-one books of 1931

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1931.

This was the first year that the list was published, though it was not yet a national list. Throughout the 1930s the list reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]

Fiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[2]

Date Book Author
October 12 The Ten Commandments Warwick Deeping
October 19 No List Published
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16 Maid in Waiting John Galsworthy
November 23 No List Published
November 30 Maid in Waiting John Galsworthy
December 7
December 14
December 21
December 28

Nonfiction

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The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[3]

Date Book Author
October 12 Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw
October 19 No List Published
October 26
November 2
November 9
November 16 Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw
November 23 No List Published
November 30 Washington Merry-Go-Round Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .)
December 7 Bernard Shaw Frank Harris
December 14 The Epic of America James Truslow Adams
December 21 Mourning Becomes Electra Eugene O'Neill
December 28 The Epic of America James Truslow Adams

See also

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References

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  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 1931
  3. ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1931