This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1936. 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 Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, which held on top of the list for 25 weeks, and The Last Puritan by George Santayana, which was on top of the list for 11 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | It Can't Happen Here | Sinclair Lewis |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | If I Have Four Apples | Josephine Lawrence |
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | The Last Puritan | George Santayana |
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | ||
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | ||
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| April 20 | ||
| April 27 | Sparkenbroke | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| May 4 | ||
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | The Weather in the Streets | Rosamond Lehmann |
| June 8 | The Doctor | Mary Roberts Rinehart |
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | Sanfelice | Vincent Sheean |
| July 13 | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell |
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | ||
| August 17 | ||
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 5 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 19 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 2 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 16 | ||
| November 23 | ||
| November 30 | ||
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
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 1936 Retrieved March 14, 2018
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