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.

Fiction The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1931

DateBookAuthor 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 The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1931

DateBookAuthor 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 Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1930s

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