# Is "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga Press, 2023) is identified by: Hardcover, published 31 October 2023, 576 pp, ISBN 9781982188344. The US Saga Press 2023 hardcover is the true first; the UK Titan edition (2023) is a separate edition.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Hardcover, published 31 October 2023, 576 pp, ISBN 9781982188344
- 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 2023 (presented 2024) and the 2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel; it also won the Shirley Jackson Award
- Publisher imprint reads Saga Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tananarive Due |
| Publisher | Saga Press |
| Year | 2023 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Hardcover, published 31 October 2023, 576 pp, ISBN 9781982188344 |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
Hardcover, published 31 October 2023, 576 pp, ISBN 9781982188344. 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 2023 (presented 2024) and the 2024 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel; it also won the Shirley Jackson Award.

## Is this the true first?
The US Saga Press 2023 hardcover is the true first; the UK Titan edition (2023) is a separate edition. A rare novel to take both the Bram Stoker and the World Fantasy Award, which broadens collector interest.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings drop the lowest digits from the number line. Saga Press uses the number line rather than a 'First Edition' slug; confirm the full line ending in 1 and the priced first-state jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *The Reformatory* by Tananarive Due a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/the-reformatory
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.