# Is "My Heart Is a Chainsaw" by Stephen Graham Jones a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press, 2021) is identified by: Hardcover, published 31 August 2021, 405 pp, ISBN 9781982137632. The US Saga Press 2021 hardcover is the true first; the UK Titan edition appeared about a week later and is a separate edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover, published 31 August 2021, 405 pp, ISBN 9781982137632
- The first printing shows a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with a first-state jacket priced as issued
- Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2021
- Publisher imprint reads Saga Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen Graham Jones |
| Publisher | Saga Press |
| Year | 2021 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover, published 31 August 2021, 405 pp, ISBN 9781982137632 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Hardcover, published 31 August 2021, 405 pp, ISBN 9781982137632. The first printing shows a full descending number line ending in 1 on the copyright page, with a first-state jacket priced as issued. Won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel for 2021.

## Is this the true first?
The US Saga Press 2021 hardcover is the true first; the UK Titan edition appeared about a week later and is a separate edition. Signed indie-store first printings are sought after. Note a separate small-press limited edition also exists and is its own collectible.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings show a number line whose lowest digit is greater than 1. Saga Press uses the number line rather than a 'First Edition' slug; confirm the full line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Heart Is a Chainsaw* by Stephen Graham Jones a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-heart-is-a-chainsaw
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.