The points of issue
First edition is the 2023 paperback from OR Books under its Evergreen Review Books imprint. As an OR Books trade paperback it carries the OR Books/Evergreen imprint and the matching ISBN rather than a conventional number line. The work is a single short metafiction set in a Manhattan penthouse, not a story collection.
Is this the true first?
True first edition is the 2023 OR Books / Evergreen Review Books paperback.
Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition.
Frequently asked questions
Is my copy of Open House a first edition?
Look for these first-edition points: First edition is the 2023 paperback from OR Books under its Evergreen Review Books imprint. As an OR Books trade paperback it carries the OR Books/Evergreen imprint and the matching ISBN rather than a conventional number line. The work is a single short metafiction set in a Manhattan penthouse, not a story collection.
How do I tell the first printing from a later one?
Check the copyright page for the publisher's first-printing convention and confirm the points above. True first edition is the 2023 OR Books / Evergreen Review Books paperback.
Is the book-club edition the same as the first?
No book-club edition.
I have a first edition of Open House — what should I do?
If you're clearing books, New Mexico Literacy Project offers free pickup in Albuquerque, any condition, and makes sure collectible copies aren't lost. To sell, see the author's collecting guide. Either way, nothing valuable ends up in a landfill.