# Is "My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places" by Mary Roach a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places by Mary Roach (Trusted Media Brands, 2013) is identified by: First edition so stated by Trusted Media Brands (the renamed Reader's Digest Association), trade paperback original, April 2013, ISBN 9781621450719. US trade paperback original and true first; a first-thus collection of previously serialized Reader's Digest columns.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition so stated by Trusted Media Brands (the renamed Reader's Digest Association), trade paperback original, April 2013, ISBN 9781621450719
- First collected gathering of Mary Roach's Reader's Digest 'My Planet' humor columns
- Confirm 'First Edition' / first-printing designation on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Trusted Media Brands
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Mary Roach |
| Publisher | Trusted Media Brands |
| Year | 2013 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition so stated by Trusted Media Brands (the renamed Reader's Digest… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition so stated by Trusted Media Brands (the renamed Reader's Digest Association), trade paperback original, April 2013, ISBN 9781621450719. First collected gathering of Mary Roach's Reader's Digest 'My Planet' humor columns. Confirm 'First Edition' / first-printing designation on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
US trade paperback original and true first; a first-thus collection of previously serialized Reader's Digest columns. No prior hardcover.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places* by Mary Roach a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/my-planet-finding-humor-in-the-oddest-places
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.