# Is "A Song for a New Day" by Sarah Pinsker a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker (Berkley, 2019) is identified by: Berkley (Penguin Random House) trade paperback original, published September 10, 2019, in wraps. The true first is the Berkley trade paperback original (2019).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Berkley (Penguin Random House) trade paperback original, published September 10, 2019, in wraps
- First printing has the full number line ending in 1 and the printed cover price
- The first edition is a trade PAPERBACK. Won the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel; the author's first novel
- Publisher imprint reads Berkley
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Sarah Pinsker |
| Publisher | Berkley |
| Year | 2019 |
| True first | — |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Berkley (Penguin Random House) trade paperback original, published September 10, 2019, in wraps |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Berkley (Penguin Random House) trade paperback original, published September 10, 2019, in wraps. First printing has the full number line ending in 1 and the printed cover price. The first edition is a trade PAPERBACK. Won the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel; the author's first novel.

## Is this the true first?
The true first is the Berkley trade paperback original (2019). There was no hardcover first edition; the book debuted in trade paperback and ebook.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. The trap is expecting a hardcover; the first edition is a paperback original. Confirm the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *A Song for a New Day* by Sarah Pinsker a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/a-song-for-a-new-day
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.