This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1953.
Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1953
DateBookAuthor January 4 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain January 11 East of Eden John Steinbeck January 18 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain January 25 February 1 East of Eden John Steinbeck February 8 The Silver Chalice Thomas B. Costain February 15 February 22 March 1 March 8 Désirée Annemarie Selinko March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 Beyond This Place A.J. Cronin October 18 October 25 Désirée Annemarie Selinko November 1 Beyond This Place A.J. Cronin November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 Lord Vanity Samuel Shellabarger December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27
Nonfiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller lists for 1953 DateBookAuthor January 4 Tallulah: My Autobiography Tallulah Bankhead January 11 January 18 January 25 February 1 February 8 February 15 Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version February 22 Annapurna Maurice Herzog March 1 March 8 March 15 March 22 March 29 April 5 April 12 April 19 April 26 May 3 May 10 May 17 The Power of Positive Thinking Norman Vincent Peale May 24 May 31 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 July 5 July 12 July 19 July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 August 23 August 30 September 6 September 13 September 20 September 27 October 4 October 11 October 18 October 25 November 1 November 8 November 15 November 22 November 29 December 6 December 13 December 20 December 27
See also Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1950s
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