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.
Fiction
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.
| 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
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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See also
References
- 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
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