List of The New York Times number-one books of 1962
This is a list of books that topped The New York Times Best Seller list in 1962.
Fiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.
Four books topped the list that year, the longest on top being 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike which lasted 114 days and had a profound impact on the newspaper industry in New York.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Franny and Zooey | J. D. Salinger |
| January 8 | ||
| January 15 | ||
| January 22 | ||
| January 29 | ||
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | ||
| February 19 | ||
| February 26 | ||
| March 4 | ||
| March 11 | ||
| March 18 | ||
| March 25 | ||
| April 1 | ||
| April 8 | ||
| April 15 | ||
| April 22 | ||
| April 29 | Ship of Fools | Katherine Anne Porter |
| May 6 | ||
| May 13 | ||
| May 20 | ||
| May 27 | ||
| June 3 | ||
| June 10 | ||
| June 17 | ||
| June 24 | ||
| July 1 | ||
| July 8 | ||
| July 15 | ||
| July 22 | ||
| July 29 | ||
| August 5 | ||
| August 12 | ||
| August 19 | ||
| August 26 | ||
| September 2 | ||
| September 9 | ||
| September 16 | ||
| September 23 | ||
| September 30 | ||
| October 7 | ||
| October 14 | ||
| October 21 | ||
| October 28 | A Shade of Difference | Allen Drury |
| November 4 | ||
| November 11 | ||
| November 18 | Seven Days in May | Fletcher Knebel |
| November 25 | A Shade of Difference | Allen Drury |
| December 2 | Seven Days in May | Fletcher Knebel |
| December 9 | ||
| December 16 | Not published due to the Newspaper Strike
| |
| December 23 | ||
| December 30 | ||
Nonfiction
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.
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See also
References
- ^ John Bear, The #1 New York Times Best Seller: intriguing facts about the 484 books that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers since the first list, 50 years ago, Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1992. pp. 83-85
- ^ Sherman, Scott (30 November 2013). "The Long Good-Bye: How the 1962–63 newspaper strike crippled a newspaper town". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 22 February 2014.