# Is "There There" by Tommy Orange a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of There There by Tommy Orange (Alfred A. Knopf, 2018) is identified by: US Knopf first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon with a number line. The US Knopf printing is the true first (June 2018); the UK Harvill Secker edition followed.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- US Knopf first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon with a number line
- Debut novel published June 2018; first-state jacket lacks later award and bestseller slugs
- Publisher imprint reads Alfred A. Knopf
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Tommy Orange |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Year | 2018 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | US Knopf first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon with a number line |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
US Knopf first: the copyright page states First Edition and carries the Borzoi (Knopf) colophon with a number line. Debut novel published June 2018; first-state jacket lacks later award and bestseller slugs.

## Is this the true first?
The US Knopf printing is the true first (June 2018); the UK Harvill Secker edition followed. The stated First Edition with the Borzoi colophon identifies the first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book-club edition issue affecting the point. First state is told by the stated First Edition plus Borzoi colophon; later printings and states add award or bestseller bands to the jacket.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *There There* by Tommy Orange a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/there-there
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.