The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1938
# The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1938

This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1938. When the list began in 1931 through 1941 it only reflected sales in the New York City area.

The two most popular books that year were The Citadel, by A. J. Cronin, which held on top of the list for 16 weeks, and The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which was on top of the list for 12 weeks.

| Date | Book | Author |
| - | - | - |
| January 3 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| January 10 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| January 17 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| January 24 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| January 31 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| February 7 | The Prodigal Parents | Sinclair Lewis |
| February 14 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| February 21 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| February 28 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| March 7 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| March 14 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| March 21 | Action at Aquila | Hervey Allen |
| March 28 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| April 4 | Action at Aquila | Hervey Allen |
| April 11 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| April 18 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| April 25 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| May 2 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| May 9 | The Citadel | A. J. Cronin |
| May 16 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| May 23 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| May 30 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| June 6 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| June 13 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| June 20 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| June 27 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| July 4 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| July 11 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| July 18 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| July 25 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| August 1 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| August 8 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| August 15 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| August 22 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| August 29 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| September 5 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| September 12 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| September 19 | The Yearling | Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
| September 26 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| October 3 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| October 10 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| October 17 | My Son, My Son! | Howard Spring |
| October 24 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| October 31 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| November 7 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| November 14 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| November 21 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| November 28 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
| December 5 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| December 12 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| December 19 | Rebecca | Daphne du Maurier |
| December 26 | All This and Heaven Too | Rachel Field |
