When Was The Book The Moon My Heart First Published?

This sounds like the kind of bibliophile treasure hunt I live for. Short version: I don't have a verified first-publication year for a title exactly named 'The Moon My Heart' from my usual references. That often means the title might be slightly different, it's a niche/self-published book, or a translated work with varying English titles.

If you want to solve it quickly, tell me the author or paste a short passage from the book; otherwise, search WorldCat, Goodreads, or the Library of Congress using wildcard variations like 'Moon* Heart*'. ISBN lookups and publisher pages are the next best step — they usually list original publication years. If you want, give me any extra detail (cover art, where you heard about it), and I’ll help narrow it down.

I get this kind of question all the time when someone's chasing a favorite line or a tiny, elusive title — it’s like trying to find a rare edition at a used bookstore. I dug around in my memory and catalogs I check often, and I can't confidently pin down a first-publication date for a book titled exactly 'The Moon My Heart.' That usually means one of three things: the title is slightly off (many books have moon/hearts swapped around), it's a small-press or self-published work with limited bibliographic records, or it's a translated title that got a different English name.

If you want to track it down properly, start with the author’s name if you have it — that’s the single fastest way to resolve ambiguity. If you only have the title, try broader searches like 'Moonheart' or 'The Moon and My Heart' on sites like WorldCat, the Library of Congress catalog, or Goodreads; those databases will often show first edition info, publisher, and year. Also check ISBN metadata on places like ISBNdb or even the book’s entry on Amazon — first edition listings often include the original publication date. For translated works, check the publisher’s page in the original language; sometimes the translated edition shows up in English catalogs without the original-year metadata, which can throw people off.

A couple of nearby-title examples that trip people up: 'Moonheart' by Charles de Lint was first published in 1984, and 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress' by Robert A. Heinlein is 1966 — both are popular, moon-themed titles that could be confused in memory. If you give me an author, a short quote, or even the cover color, I can do a much sharper hunt and probably pull the exact first-publication year out for you. Otherwise, start with WorldCat and your national library; if it’s obscure, those places are the best shot at a definitive date.