TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

June 1944

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Week of June 4, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
3

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
5

THE ROBE

Week of June 11, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
3

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
5

THE ROBE

Week of June 18, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
3

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

BEDFORD VILLAGE
Hervey Allen
Cover of BEDFORD VILLAGE
5

BEDFORD VILLAGE

Week of June 25, 1944

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STRANGE FRUIT
Lillian Smith
1

STRANGE FRUIT

THE RAZOR'S EDGE
Somerset Maugham
2

THE RAZOR'S EDGE

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
Betty Smith
Cover of A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN
3

A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN

A BELL FOR ADANO
John Hersey
4

A BELL FOR ADANO

THE ROBE
Lloyd C. Douglas
Cover of THE ROBE
5

THE ROBE

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