# Is "A Head Full of Ghosts" by Paul Tremblay a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (William Morrow, 2015) is identified by: Hardcover, published 2 June 2015, 287 pp, ISBN 9780062363237. The US William Morrow 2015 hardcover is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover, published 2 June 2015, 287 pp, ISBN 9780062363237
- The first printing carries the 'First Edition' statement together with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, and a first-state dust jacket priced as issued
- Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2015 (presented 2016)
- Publisher imprint reads William Morrow
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Paul Tremblay |
| Publisher | William Morrow |
| Year | 2015 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover, published 2 June 2015, 287 pp, ISBN 9780062363237 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Hardcover, published 2 June 2015, 287 pp, ISBN 9780062363237. The first printing carries the 'First Edition' statement together with a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, and a first-state dust jacket priced as issued. Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2015 (presented 2016).

## Is this the true first?
The US William Morrow 2015 hardcover is the true first. The UK Titan edition (2016) is a later, separate edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the lowest digits from the number line. There is no traditional book-club edition; confirm both the 'First Edition' slug and a complete number line ending in 1, plus the priced first-state jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Head Full of Ghosts* by Paul Tremblay a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-head-full-of-ghosts
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.