# Is "Navigate Your Stars" by Jesmyn Ward a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Navigate Your Stars by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner, 2020) is identified by: First Scribner hardcover edition with the number line ending in 1. US Scribner first edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First Scribner hardcover edition with the number line ending in 1
- Illustrated gift book (illustrations by Gina Triplett) adapting her 2018 Tulane commencement address
- Publisher imprint reads Scribner
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Jesmyn Ward |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Year | 2020 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First Scribner hardcover edition with the number line ending in 1 |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First Scribner hardcover edition with the number line ending in 1. Illustrated gift book (illustrations by Gina Triplett) adapting her 2018 Tulane commencement address.

## Is this the true first?
US Scribner first edition.

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

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Navigate Your Stars* by Jesmyn Ward a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/navigate-your-stars
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.