# List of The New York Times number-one books of 1932

This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1932. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.

## Fiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
The two most popular books that year were The Fountain, by Charles Langbridge Morgan, which held on top of the list for 10 weeks, and Mary's Neck by Booth Tarkington, which was on top of the list for 7 weeks.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 4 | Maid in Waiting | John Galsworthy |
| January 11 | The Harbourmaster | William McFee |
| January 18 | The Harbourmaster | William McFee |
| January 25 | Mr. and Mrs. Pennington | Francis Brett Young |
| February 1 | Mr. and Mrs. Pennington | Francis Brett Young |
| February 8 | The End of Desire | Robert Herrick |
| February 15 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| February 22 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| February 29 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| March 7 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| March 14 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| March 21 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| March 28 | Mary's Neck | Booth Tarkington |
| April 4 | Magnolia Street | Louis Golding |
| April 11 | Magnolia Street | Louis Golding |
| April 18 | Magnolia Street | Louis Golding |
| April 25 | Magnolia Street | Louis Golding |
| May 2 | Bright Skin | Julia Peterkin |
| May 9 | A Modern Hero | Louis Bromfield |
| May 16 | The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck |
| May 23 | The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck |
| May 30 | The Good Earth | Pearl S. Buck |
| June 6 | District Nurse | Faith Baldwin |
| June 13 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| June 20 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| June 27 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| July 4 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| July 11 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| July 18 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| July 25 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| August 1 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| August 8 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| August 15 | Faraway | J. B. Priestley |
| August 22 | Lark Ascending | Mazo De La Roche |
| August 29 | The Fountain | Charles Langbridge Morgan |
| September 5 | A New York Tempest | Manuel Komroff |
| September 12 | The Sheltered Life | Ellen Glasgow |
| September 19 | The Sheltered Life | Ellen Glasgow |
| September 26 | The Sheltered Life | Ellen Glasgow |
| October 3 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| October 10 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| October 17 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| October 24 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| October 31 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| November 7 | Sons | Pearl S. Buck |
| November 14 | Invitation to the Waltz | Rosamond Lehmann |
| November 21 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| November 28 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| December 5 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| December 12 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| December 19 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |
| December 26 | Flowering Wilderness | John Galsworthy |

## Nonfiction

The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
| Date | Book | Author |
| January 4 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 11 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 18 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| January 25 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| February 1 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 8 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 15 | A Fortune to Share | Vash Young |
| February 22 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| February 29 | The Story of My Life | Clarence Darrow |
| March 7 | The Story of My Life | Clarence Darrow |
| March 14 | Once A Grand Duke | Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia |
| March 21 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| March 28 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| April 4 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| April 11 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| April 18 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| April 25 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 2 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| May 9 | Recovery | Arthur Salter, 1st Baron Salter |
| May 16 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 23 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| May 30 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 6 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 13 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 20 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| June 27 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| July 4 | Only Yesterday | Frederick Lewis Allen |
| July 11 | A New Way to Better Golf | Alex J. Morrison |
| July 18 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| July 25 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 1 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 8 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| August 15 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| August 22 | 20,000 Years in Sing Sing | Lewis E. Lawes |
| August 29 | What We Live By | Ernest Dimnet |
| September 5 | A Princess in Exile | Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1890–1958) |
| September 12 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) |
| September 19 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) |
| September 26 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) |
| October 3 | More Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) |
| October 10 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 17 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 24 | Death in the Afternoon | Ernest Hemingway |
| October 31 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| November 7 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 14 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 21 | The March of Democracy | James Truslow Adams |
| November 28 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 5 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 12 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 19 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |
| December 26 | Van Loon's Geography | Hendrik Willem van Loon |