This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1938. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were The Citadel, by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which was on top of the list for 12 weeks.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1938 Retrieved March 14, 2018
DateBookAuthor January 3 The Citadel A. J. Cronin January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 February 7 The Prodigal Parents Sinclair Lewis February 14 The Citadel A. J. Cronin February 21 February 28 March 7 March 14 March 21 Action at Aquila Hervey Allen March 28 The Citadel A. J. Cronin April 4 Action at Aquila Hervey Allen April 11 The Citadel A. J. Cronin April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 May 16 The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings May 23 May 30 June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 July 4 July 11 My Son, My Son! Howard Spring July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings September 5 September 12 September 19 September 26 My Son, My Son! Howard Spring October 3 October 10 October 17 October 24 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field December 5 Rebecca Daphne du Maurier December 12 December 19 December 26 All This and Heaven Too Rachel Field
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1938 DateBookAuthor January 3 Madame Curie Ève Curie January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 February 7 February 14 The Importance of Living Lin Yutang February 21 Madame Curie Ève Curie February 28 March 7 March 14 The Importance of Living Lin Yutang March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 May 9 The Evolution of Physics Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld May 16 May 23 May 30 The Importance of Living Lin Yutang June 6 June 13 June 20 June 27 Madame Curie Ève Curie July 4 July 11 July 18 The Importance of Living Lin Yutang July 25 Fanny Kemble Margaret Armstrong August 1 The Importance of Living Lin Yutang August 8 August 15 August 22 August 29 September 5 With Malice Toward Some Margaret Halsey September 12 September 19 September 26 The Horse and Buggy Doctor Arthur E. Hertzler October 3 With Malice Toward Some Margaret Halsey October 10 October 17 October 24 Listen! The Wind Anne Morrow Lindbergh October 31 November 7 November 14 November 21 November 28 December 5 December 12 December 19 December 26
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1930s
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