1931 in books
Who ruled 1931? John Galsworthy was Author of the Year on the NYT Hardcover Fiction list. Every #1 bestseller of 1931, the biggest books and the top authors.
NYT Hardcover Fiction
| # | Author | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Galsworthy | 87 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | A. A. Milne | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Clemance Dane | 33 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Edna Ferber | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Margaret Ayer Barnes | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Warwick Deeping | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Mazo de la Roche | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Pearl Buck | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Henri Fauconnier | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Pearl S. Buck | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| First week at #1 | Title | Author | Weeks at #1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 1931 | The Ten Commandments | Warwick Deeping | 1 |
| Nov 16, 1931 | Maid in Waiting | John Galsworthy | 6 |
| # | Title | Author | Peak | Weeks | Book Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck | #1 | 10 | 125.6 |
| 2 | Maid in Waiting | John Galsworthy | #1 | 9 | 125.3 |
| 3 | Westward Passage | Margaret Ayer Barnes | #2 | 5 | 58.3 |
| 4 | Two People | A. A. Milne | #2 | 4 | 47.3 |
| 5 | Broome Stages | Clemance Dane | #2 | 3 | 33.2 |
| 6 | American Beauty | Edna Ferber | #2 | 2 | 23.7 |
| 7 | The Ten Commandments | Warwick Deeping | #1 | 1 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Finche's Fortune | Mazo de la Roche | #2 | 1 | 12.7 |
| 9 | The Good Earth | Pearl Buck | #2 | 1 | 12.7 |
| 10 | Malaysia | Henri Fauconnier | #3 | 1 | 11.0 |
Author of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the author with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Author of the Week. How it works