TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

May 1932

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Week of May 2, 1932

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BRIGHT SKIN
Julia Peterkin
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BRIGHT SKIN

THREE LOVES
A. J. Cronin
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2

THREE LOVES

HEAT LIGHTNING
Helen Hull
3

HEAT LIGHTNING

Week of May 9, 1932

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A MODERN HERO
Louis Bromfield
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1

A MODERN HERO

MAGNOLIA STREET
Louis Golding
2

MAGNOLIA STREET

BRIGHT SKIN
Julia Peterkin
Cover of BRIGHT SKIN
3

BRIGHT SKIN

Week of May 16, 1932

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THE GOOD EARTH
Pearl S. Buck
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1

THE GOOD EARTH

A MODERN HERO
Louis Bromfield
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2

A MODERN HERO

MAGNOLIA STREET
Louis Golding
3

MAGNOLIA STREET

Week of May 23, 1932

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THE GOOD EARTH
Pearl S. Buck
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1

THE GOOD EARTH

A MODERN HERO
Louis Bromfield
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2

A MODERN HERO

BRIGHT SKIN
Julia Peterkin
Cover of BRIGHT SKIN
3

BRIGHT SKIN

Week of May 30, 1932

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THE GOOD EARTH
Pearl S. Buck
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1

THE GOOD EARTH

THE BLACK SWAN
Rafael Sabatini
2

THE BLACK SWAN

A MODERN HERO
Louis Bromfield
Cover of A MODERN HERO
3

A MODERN HERO

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.