List of The New York Times number-one books of 1933
This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1933. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.[1]
Fiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were Anthony Adverse, by Hervey Allen, which held on top of the list for 26 weeks, and Ann Vickers by Sinclair Lewis, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | The Last Adam | James Gould Cozzens |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | Ann Vickers | Sinclair Lewis |
| February 6 | ||
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | ||
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | ||
| March 20 | ||
| March 27 | ||
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | ||
| April 17 | The Werewolf of Paris | Guy Endore |
| April 24 | Rain in the Doorway | Thorne Smith |
| May 1 | The Werewolf of Paris | Guy Endore |
| May 8 | As the Earth Turns | Gladys Hasty Carroll |
| May 15 | ||
| May 22 | The Store | T. S. Stribling |
| May 29 | As the Earth Turns | Gladys Hasty Carroll |
| June 5 | ||
| June 12 | Little Man, What Now? | Hans Fallada |
| June 19 | ||
| June 26 | ||
| July 3 | Anthony Adverse | Hervey Allen |
| July 10 | ||
| July 16 | ||
| July 24 | ||
| July 31 | ||
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | ||
| September 4 | ||
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | ||
| September 25 | ||
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | ||
| October 16 | ||
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | ||
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | ||
| December 25 |
Nonfiction
[edit]The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[3]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| January 9 | ||
| January 16 | The ABC of Technocracy | Frank Awkwright |
| January 23 | ||
| January 30 | ||
| February 6 | Contract Bridge Blue Book, 1933 | Ely Culbertson |
| February 13 | ||
| February 20 | British Agent | R. H. Bruce Lockhart |
| February 27 | ||
| March 6 | ||
| March 13 | Contract Bridge Blue Book, 1933 | Ely Culbertson |
| March 20 | Culbertson's 1933 Summary | |
| March 27 | Looking Forward | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| April 3 | ||
| April 10 | British Agent | R. H. Bruce Lockhart |
| April 17 | ||
| April 24 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| May 1 | ||
| May 8 | ||
| May 15 | British Agent | R. H. Bruce Lockhart |
| May 22 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| May 29 | The House of Exile | Nora Waln |
| June 5 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| June 12 | Always a Grand Duke | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| June 19 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| June 26 | The House of Exile | Nora Waln |
| July 3 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| July 10 | Julia Newberry's Diary | Julia Rosa Newberry |
| July 16 | The Arches of the Years | Halliday Sutherland |
| July 24 | The House of Exile | Nora Waln |
| July 31 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| August 7 | ||
| August 14 | ||
| August 21 | ||
| August 28 | The First World War | Laurence Stallings, editor |
| September 4 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| September 11 | ||
| September 18 | The Crime of Cuba | Carleton Beals |
| September 25 | Marie Antoinette | Stefan Zweig |
| October 2 | ||
| October 9 | Life Begins at Forty | Walter B. Pitkin |
| October 16 | More Power to You! | |
| October 23 | ||
| October 30 | ||
| November 6 | ||
| November 13 | Crowded Hours | Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
| November 20 | ||
| November 27 | ||
| December 4 | ||
| December 11 | ||
| December 18 | The Man of the Renaissance | Ralph Roeder |
| December 25 | Crowded Hours | Alice Roosevelt Longworth |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1933 Retrieved March 14, 2018
- ^ Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1933