# Is "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (Penguin Press, 2017) is identified by: Copyright page states "First Edition" with a full number line down to 1 and the Penguin Press colophon. US Penguin Press is the true first (September 2017); the UK Little, Brown/Abacus edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Copyright page states "First Edition" with a full number line down to 1 and the Penguin Press colophon
- Published September 12, 2017 (ISBN 9780735224292)
- First-state jacket without bestseller or Hulu-adaptation banding
- Publisher imprint reads Penguin Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Celeste Ng |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
| Year | 2017 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Copyright page states "First Edition" with a full number line down to 1 and the Penguin Press colophon |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Copyright page states "First Edition" with a full number line down to 1 and the Penguin Press colophon. Published September 12, 2017 (ISBN 9780735224292). First-state jacket without bestseller or Hulu-adaptation banding.

## Is this the true first?
US Penguin Press is the true first (September 2017); the UK Little, Brown/Abacus edition followed. Ng signed widely, so clean first-state jackets and intact first printings matter most.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition issue; later printings drop the 1 and add NYT-bestseller or TV-tie-in bands to the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Little Fires Everywhere* by Celeste Ng a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/little-fires-everywhere
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.