TheBestseller
Observatory

Best Sellers

Hardcover Fiction

April 1968

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Week of April 7, 1968

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AIRPORT
Arthur Hailey
Cover of AIRPORT
1

AIRPORT

VANISHED
Fletcher Knebel
Cover of VANISHED
2

VANISHED

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
Gore Vidal
Cover of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
3

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
4

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER

TOPAZ
Leon Uris
Cover of TOPAZ
5

TOPAZ

THE TOWER OF BABEL
Morris West
Cover of THE TOWER OF BABEL
6

THE TOWER OF BABEL

CHRISTY
Catherine Marshall
Cover of CHRISTY
7

CHRISTY

THE EXHIBITIONIST
Henry Sutton
Cover of THE EXHIBITIONIST
8

THE EXHIBITIONIST

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
Robert J. Serling
Cover of THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
9

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING

ROSEMARY'S BABY
Ira Levin
Cover of ROSEMARY'S BABY
10

ROSEMARY'S BABY

Week of April 14, 1968

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AIRPORT
Arthur Hailey
Cover of AIRPORT
1

AIRPORT

VANISHED
Fletcher Knebel
Cover of VANISHED
2

VANISHED

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
Gore Vidal
Cover of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
3

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE

THE TOWER OF BABEL
Morris West
Cover of THE TOWER OF BABEL
4

THE TOWER OF BABEL

TOPAZ
Leon Uris
Cover of TOPAZ
5

TOPAZ

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
6

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER

CHRISTY
Catherine Marshall
Cover of CHRISTY
7

CHRISTY

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
Robert J. Serling
Cover of THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
8

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING

THE EXHIBITIONIST
Henry Sutton
Cover of THE EXHIBITIONIST
9

THE EXHIBITIONIST

COUPLES
John Updike
10

COUPLES

Week of April 21, 1968

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AIRPORT
Arthur Hailey
Cover of AIRPORT
1

AIRPORT

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
Gore Vidal
Cover of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
2

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE

VANISHED
Fletcher Knebel
Cover of VANISHED
3

VANISHED

THE TOWER OF BABEL
Morris West
Cover of THE TOWER OF BABEL
4

THE TOWER OF BABEL

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
5

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER

TOPAZ
Leon Uris
Cover of TOPAZ
6

TOPAZ

CHRISTY
Catherine Marshall
Cover of CHRISTY
7

CHRISTY

COUPLES
John Updike
8

COUPLES

THE EXHIBITIONIST
Henry Sutton
Cover of THE EXHIBITIONIST
9

THE EXHIBITIONIST

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
Robert J. Serling
Cover of THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
10

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING

Week of April 28, 1968

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AIRPORT
Arthur Hailey
Cover of AIRPORT
1

AIRPORT

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
Gore Vidal
Cover of MYRA BRECKINRIDGE
2

MYRA BRECKINRIDGE

VANISHED
Fletcher Knebel
Cover of VANISHED
3

VANISHED

COUPLES
John Updike
4

COUPLES

THE TOWER OF BABEL
Morris West
Cover of THE TOWER OF BABEL
5

THE TOWER OF BABEL

TOPAZ
Leon Uris
Cover of TOPAZ
6

TOPAZ

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
William Styron
Cover of THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER
7

THE CONFESSIONS OF NAT TURNER

CHRISTY
Catherine Marshall
Cover of CHRISTY
8

CHRISTY

THE EXHIBITIONIST
Henry Sutton
Cover of THE EXHIBITIONIST
9

THE EXHIBITIONIST

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
Robert J. Serling
Cover of THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING
10

THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE IS MISSING

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