# Is "In Persuasion Nation" by George Saunders a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders (Riverhead Books, 2006) is identified by: First US Riverhead hardcover edition (ISBN 9781594489228), quarter green paper over light-blue boards, identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket present. US Riverhead hardcover of 2006 is the true first.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Story collection
- First US Riverhead hardcover edition (ISBN 9781594489228), quarter green paper over light-blue boards, identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket present
- Publisher imprint reads Riverhead Books
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Saunders |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
| Year | 2006 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Story collection |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Story collection. First US Riverhead hardcover edition (ISBN 9781594489228), quarter green paper over light-blue boards, identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page; dust jacket present.

## Is this the true first?
US Riverhead hardcover of 2006 is the true first. It was NOT a trade paperback original — the hardcover is the first issue; a Riverhead trade paperback followed.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *In Persuasion Nation* by George Saunders a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/in-persuasion-nation
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.