This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1937. 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 Northwest Passage, by Kenneth Roberts, which held on top of the list for 14 weeks, and The Citadel by A. J. Cronin, which was on top of the list for 9 weeks. See also 1937 in literature Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers Publishers Weekly list of bestselling novels in the United States in the 1930s References 1937 . 1937 in the United States