List of The New York Times number-one books of 1938
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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.[1]
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.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[3]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |