# Is "Liberation Day" by George Saunders a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Liberation Day by George Saunders (Random House, 2022) is identified by: First edition, Random House, New York, 2022 (story collection; ISBN 9780525509615), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page above a full number line ending in 1. US Random House hardcover of 2022 is the true first, identified by the stated 'First Edition' and the complete number line ending in 1; a UK Bloomsbury edition (ISBN 9781526624963) was published the same year, 2022, near-simultaneously.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, Random House, New York, 2022 (story collection
- ISBN 9780525509615), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page above a full number line ending in 1
- Bound in off-white quarter cloth with light gold spine lettering over light gray boards, with a pictorial dust jacket that should be present and unclipped, carrying its printed price on the front flap
- Publisher imprint reads Random House
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Saunders |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Year | 2022 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, Random House, New York, 2022 (story collection |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, Random House, New York, 2022 (story collection; ISBN 9780525509615), with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page above a full number line ending in 1. Bound in off-white quarter cloth with light gold spine lettering over light gray boards, with a pictorial dust jacket that should be present and unclipped, carrying its printed price on the front flap.

## Is this the true first?
US Random House hardcover of 2022 is the true first, identified by the stated 'First Edition' and the complete number line ending in 1; a UK Bloomsbury edition (ISBN 9781526624963) was published the same year, 2022, near-simultaneously.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No notable book-club edition; later printings are shown by a number line no longer ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Liberation Day* by George Saunders a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/liberation-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 2026-07-03.