# Is "Stranger Things Happen" by Kelly Link a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link (Small Beer Press, 2001) is identified by: Small Beer Press trade paperback original, July 2001; ISBN 1-931520-00-3 (9781931520003), cover price stated on the original wrapper. The US Small Beer Press paperback (2001) is the true first, a paperback original.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Small Beer Press trade paperback original, July 2001
- ISBN 1-931520-00-3
- , cover price stated on the original wrapper
- As a paperback original from the small press Link co-founded, this printing is the true first; no hardcover precedes it
- A true first carries no later-printing notice on the copyright page
- Publisher imprint reads Small Beer Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Kelly Link |
| Publisher | Small Beer Press |
| Year | 2001 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Small Beer Press trade paperback original, July 2001 |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Small Beer Press trade paperback original, July 2001; ISBN 1-931520-00-3 (9781931520003), cover price stated on the original wrapper. As a paperback original from the small press Link co-founded, this printing is the true first; no hardcover precedes it. A true first carries no later-printing notice on the copyright page.

## Is this the true first?
The US Small Beer Press paperback (2001) is the true first, a paperback original. There is no preceding hardcover; later printings add an impression line or notice. A small number of signed copies exist.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition exists. Any later printing carries an added impression line or notice, and later reissues are not the first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Stranger Things Happen* by Kelly Link a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/stranger-things-happen
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.