The Waters (2023) Signed First Edition Reference

The Waters is Bonnie Jo Campbell’s most recent novel, published in 2023. Set on a Michigan lake, the novel follows a woman living alone in the wilderness, navigating both the natural world and the human complications that intrude upon her solitude. Campbell’s prose remains as precise and physical as ever — she writes about landscape and survival with the authority of direct experience.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company, New York Publication date: 2023 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $25–$50
• Unsigned first edition: $8–$15

Recent publication ensures availability. Campbell’s consistent quality means that each new title extends a bibliography worth collecting in its entirety.