# Is "Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?" by Roz Chast a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury, 2014) is identified by: Hardcover with dust jacket, Bloomsbury USA, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60819-806-1. The US Bloomsbury hardcover is the true first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover with dust jacket, Bloomsbury USA, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60819-806-1
- First printing identified by a complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page
- Chast's first long-form memoir, in color cartoons, photos, and documents
- Correct publisher/imprint: Bloomsbury

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Roz Chast |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
| Year | 2014 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | Hardcover with dust jacket, Bloomsbury USA, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60819-806-1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Hardcover with dust jacket, Bloomsbury USA, 2014, ISBN 978-1-60819-806-1. First printing identified by a complete number line descending to 1 on the copyright page. Chast's first long-form memoir, in color cartoons, photos, and documents.

## Is this the true first?
The US Bloomsbury hardcover is the true first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition known.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?* by Roz Chast a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/cant-we-talk-about-something-more-pleasant
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.