Bird Box

The census claim is CONFIRMED. This is a UK-before-US title and the point is easy to miss because the author is American: Harper Voyager (London) published on 27 March 2014, roughly six to seven weeks ahead of Ecco (New York) on 13 May 2014, so the UK Harper Voyager hardcover is the true first of Malerman's debut. At least one dealer explicitly catalogues the Harper Voyager issue as "First UK Edition (True First Edition)/First Printing." Both are collected — the Ecco is the first American edition and is widely offered as a first — but precedence belongs to the UK issue.