# Is "Dream Count" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Alfred A. Knopf, 2025) is identified by: Stated 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1. Knopf (US) published March 4, 2025, simultaneously with Fourth Estate (UK) and Knopf Canada; the Knopf 'First Edition' with full number line is the US first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Stated 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1
- Her first novel since Americanah
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2025 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Stated 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Stated 'First Edition' with a number line ending in 1. Her first novel since Americanah.

## Is this the true first?
Knopf (US) published March 4, 2025, simultaneously with Fourth Estate (UK) and Knopf Canada; the Knopf 'First Edition' with full number line is the US first.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Dream Count* by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/dream-count
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.