Because I Don’t Know What You Mean and What You Don’t
- 4 Apr 2024
- 9781838856090
- £9.99
- 208 pp
- 130×198mm
- 25 May 2023
- 9781838856106
- £7.99
- 208 pp
- 25 May 2023
- 9781838856113
- £25
- 5 hrs 31 min
In a few words
The frank and offbeat debut collection from award-winning comedian and broadcaster Josie Long
In a few words
The frank and offbeat debut collection from award-winning comedian and broadcaster Josie Long
In a few words
The frank, funny fiction debut collection from Josie Long, the award-winning comedian and broadcaster
Josie Long’s first collection reveals a natural gift with a frank and poignant tale; teenage experience, community WhatsApp groups and broken family units are picked apart with a wry cynicism at the weirdness and cruelty of life . . . an approachable debut full of heart and hope
Josie Long can REALLY write. Read these stories NOW
Dawn French
Josie Long can REALLY write. Read these stories NOW
Dawn French
Her writing is miraculous. A dazzling debut
Joanna Lumley
Josie Long can REALLY write. Read these stories NOW
Dawn French
Her writing is miraculous. A dazzling debut
Joanna Lumley
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE
From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories
Three teenagers believe they are witches.
A woman defaces a local billboard.
A bored landlord tries to influence his son’s best friend.
A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses eggs at length.
A heavily pregnant woman finds a way to time travel and a girl discovers joy on a stolen bicycle . . .
Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the mayhem of modern life.
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE
From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories
Three teenagers believe they are witches.
A woman defaces a local billboard.
A bored landlord tries to influence his son’s best friend.
A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses eggs at length.
A heavily pregnant woman finds a way to time travel and a girl discovers joy on a stolen bicycle . . .
Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the mayhem of modern life.
More about
the book
LONGLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZE
From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories
Three teenagers believe they are witches.
A woman defaces a local billboard.
A bored landlord tries to influence his son’s best friend.
A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses eggs at length.
A heavily pregnant woman finds a way to time travel and a girl discovers joy on a stolen bicycle . . .
Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the mayhem of modern life.
Keep listening after the credits for an interview with Josie Long.
Her writing is miraculous. A dazzling debut
Joanna Lumley
Josie's stories are like her comedy – beautifully observed, strange, good-hearted, unsettling and truly funny. Read them immediately
A. L. Kennedy
I loved this short story collection. Funny, poignant, daft, and occasionally even hilariously cynical
Frankie Boyle
Josie's writing is everything I love about her stand-up: sharp and smart, hilarious and incisive, infused with love for the world and the complicated people who live in it. A joy to read
Monica Heisey
Josie's stories are like her comedy – beautifully observed, strange, good-hearted, unsettling and truly funny. Read them immediately
A. L. Kennedy
I loved this short story collection. Funny, poignant, daft, and occasionally even hilariously cynical
Frankie Boyle
Josie's writing is everything I love about her stand-up: sharp and smart, hilarious and incisive, infused with love for the world and the complicated people who live in it. A joy to read
Monica Heisey
Josie Long is my favourite comedian and when reading these stories, all the cynicism I’ve acquired gets replaced by the enthusiasm I felt the first time I saw her live
James Acaster
Josie's stories are like her comedy – beautifully observed, strange, good-hearted, unsettling and truly funny. Read them immediately
A. L. Kennedy
I loved this short story collection. Funny, poignant, daft, and occasionally even hilariously cynical
Frankie Boyle
Josie's writing is everything I love about her stand-up: sharp and smart, hilarious and incisive, infused with love for the world and the complicated people who live in it. A joy to read
Monica Heisey
Josie Long is my favourite comedian and when reading these stories, all the cynicism I’ve acquired gets replaced by the enthusiasm I felt the first time I saw her live
James Acaster
