Because I don't know what you mean and what you don't
by Josie Long
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Pub Date Feb 13 2024 | Archive Date Jan 18 2024
Cannongate Books | Canongate Books
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Description
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 catastrophes of modern life.
Advance Praise
"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 . . . makes for an approachable debut full of heart and hope." —Observer
"Josie Long can REALLY write. Read these stories NOW." —Dawn French
"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 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 tender, devastating and hilarious, often all at the same time. Opening up this book is like skinny-dipping in the brain of a genius - I never wanted to come up for air." —Sophie Duker
"No-one manages to mix the profound with the funny quite like Josie Long. She's not just the voice of a generation, she's it's head and heart too. Her writing is exquisite, her performances invigorating and inspirational. I could not love this woman more. She's just the best." —Bridget Christie
"I knew this book would be funny and relatable. I didn't know it would also be angry, heartbreaking and knife-sharp. I love these stories." —Kirsty Logan
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781838856083 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Bryna A, Reviewer
This short story collections was a diverse and intricate look into different individual's minds. It was very provocative and unnerving at times how the one's presentation is manipulation or a defense mechanism and how one's thoughts do not equal what they expose to the world. The intimacy of the inner dialogue throughout each story was very interesting and how it was written gave the feeling that you were really seeing something you weren't supposed to. Like with most collection there were some stories that I enjoyed more than others but as a whole I really enjoyed and was captivated by this one.
Highly recommend reading. It will definitely make you think.
