# Is "Radio Golf" by August Wilson a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Radio Golf by August Wilson (Theatre Communications Group, 2008) is identified by: Theatre Communications Group, New York, 2008, with a foreword by Suzan-Lori Parks. US Theatre Communications Group first, 2008.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Theatre Communications Group, New York, 2008, with a foreword by Suzan-Lori Parks
- Issued simultaneously in a clothbound hardcover (ISBN 978-1-55936-306-8) and a trade paperback in wrappers (ISBN 978-1-55936-308-2), each running about 120 pages
- The final play of August Wilson's ten-play Century Cycle; confirm the copyright-page printing line descends to the lowest numeral with no later-printing statement
- Publisher imprint reads Theatre Communications Group
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | August Wilson |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Year | 2008 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Theatre Communications Group, New York, 2008, with a foreword by Suzan-Lori Parks |
| Book-club edition exists? | No |

## Points of issue
Theatre Communications Group, New York, 2008, with a foreword by Suzan-Lori Parks. Issued simultaneously in a clothbound hardcover (ISBN 978-1-55936-306-8) and a trade paperback in wrappers (ISBN 978-1-55936-308-2), each running about 120 pages. The final play of August Wilson's ten-play Century Cycle; confirm the copyright-page printing line descends to the lowest numeral with no later-printing statement.

## Is this the true first?
US Theatre Communications Group first, 2008. The play had its Broadway premiere in 2007, but the TCG book edition was published in 2008; both the hardcover and paperback issues are of that first edition.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
No book club edition. A separate Samuel French acting edition exists and is not the TCG first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Radio Golf* by August Wilson a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/radio-golf
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.