The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1942
This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1942.
Though the list began in 1931, it only became a national survey on August 9, 1942.
The most popular books that year were The Song of Bernadette, by Franz Werfel, which made the list for fifteen weeks; and The Robe, by Lloyd Douglas, which would dominate the list for the final six weeks of 1942 and most of 1943.[1]
Date | Book | Author |
---|---|---|
January 4 | The Keys of the Kingdom | A. J. Cronin |
January 11 | Windswept | Mary Ellen Chase |
January 18 | ||
January 25 | ||
February 1 | ||
February 8 | Dragon Seed | Pearl S. Buck |
February 15 | Frenchman's Creek | Daphne du Maurier |
February 22 | Dragon Seed | Pearl S. Buck |
March 1 | ||
March 8 | ||
March 15 | ||
March 22 | The Moon Is Down | John Steinbeck |
March 29 | ||
April 5 | ||
April 12 | ||
April 19 | ||
April 26 | ||
May 3 | ||
May 10 | ||
May 17 | ||
May 24 | ||
May 31 | ||
June 7 | ||
June 14 | And Now Tomorrow | Rachel Field |
June 21 | ||
June 28 | ||
July 5 | ||
July 12 | ||
July 19 | The Song of Bernadette | Franz Werfel |
July 26 | ||
August 2 | And Now Tomorrow | Rachel Field |
August 9 | ||
August 16 | The Song of Bernadette | Franz Werfel |
August 23 | ||
August 30 | ||
September 6 | Drivin' Woman | Elizabeth Chevalier |
September 13 | The Song of Bernadette | Franz Werfel |
September 20 | ||
September 27 | ||
October 4 | ||
October 11 | ||
October 18 | ||
October 25 | ||
November 1 | ||
November 8 | ||
November 15 | ||
November 22 | The Robe | Lloyd Douglas |
November 29 | ||
December 6 | ||
December 13 | ||
December 20 | ||
December 27 | ||
See also
- 1942 in literature
- Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers
- Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1940s
References
- ↑ Bear, John (1992). The #1 New York Times Best Seller: Intriguing Facts About the 484 Books That Have Been #1 New York Times Bestsellers Since the First List, 50 Years Ago. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. pp. 3-5.
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