The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1931
# The New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers of 1931

This is a list of adult nonfiction books that topped The New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller list in 1931.

This was the first year that the list was published, though it was not yet a national list. Throughout the 1930s the list reflected sales in the New York City area.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| October 12 | Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence | Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw |
| October 19 | No List Published | No List Published |
| October 26 | No List Published | No List Published |
| November 2 | No List Published | No List Published |
| November 9 | No List Published | No List Published |
| November 16 | Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw: A Correspondence | Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw |
| November 23 | No List Published | No List Published |
| November 30 | Washington Merry-Go-Round | Anonymous. (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen .) |
| December 7 | Bernard Shaw | Frank Harris |
| December 14 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
| December 21 | Mourning Becomes Electra | Eugene O’Neill |
| December 28 | The Epic of America | James Truslow Adams |
