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The Prodigal Parents

Sinclair Lewis

Entered Jan 31, 1938 · 8 weeks on the list, last seen Mar 28, 1938

Book Power
85.3
share-weeks: a #1 week is 14.5
Peak
#1
1 week there · Feb 7, 1938
Top-ten weeks
8
weeks at #10 or better
Weeks on list
8
January 1938 – March 1938

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The run

Position by week; a gap is a spell off the list.

What it earned each author

Book Power is the book's own figure. Power contributed is what it earned each author's Career Power: a featured credit takes its reduced share, and a week where the author had other books charting is split between them.

AuthorCreditCredit sharePower contributed
Sinclair Lewisprimary100%85.3

The top ten the week it peaked

See Feb 7, 1938 on the timeline →
  1. #1The Prodigal ParentsSinclair Lewis
  2. #2The CitadelA. J. Cronin
  3. #3Northwest PassageKenneth Roberts
  4. #4The Rains CameLouis Bromfield
  5. #5Winter in AprilRobert Nathan
  6. #6The Nutmeg TreeMargery Sharp
  7. #7SerenadeJames M. Cain
  8. #8Wild Goose ChaseRex Warner

The #1 bestsellers of 1938

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Every other book that reached #1 on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list in 1938.