# Is "Owning Up" by George Pelecanos a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Owning Up by George Pelecanos (Little, Brown, 2024) is identified by: Little, Brown and Company first printing, full title Owning Up: New Fiction. US Little, Brown and Company hardcover is the true first, published February 6, 2024; a collection of four novellas (not a general short-story collection), issued under the full title Owning Up: New Fiction.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Little, Brown and Company first printing, full title Owning Up: New Fiction
- First printings carry the Little, Brown descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, the terminal 1 indicating the first printing
- A collection of four novellas
- Copies signed by Pelecanos are signed on the title page
- First-issue dust jacket should carry the original printed price on the front flap; the presence of the printed price rather than any particular amount is the point
- Publisher imprint reads Little, Brown
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | George Pelecanos |
| Publisher | Little, Brown |
| Year | 2024 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Little, Brown and Company first printing, full title Owning Up: New Fiction |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Little, Brown and Company first printing, full title Owning Up: New Fiction. First printings carry the Little, Brown descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, the terminal 1 indicating the first printing. A collection of four novellas. Copies signed by Pelecanos are signed on the title page. First-issue dust jacket should carry the original printed price on the front flap; the presence of the printed price rather than any particular amount is the point.

## Is this the true first?
US Little, Brown and Company hardcover is the true first, published February 6, 2024; a collection of four novellas (not a general short-story collection), issued under the full title Owning Up: New Fiction.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
None significant.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Owning Up* by George Pelecanos a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/owning-up
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.