Skip to product information
1 of 1

Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't

Regular price $16.95
Regular price $16.95 Sale price $16.95
Sold out
The frank and offbeat debut collection from award-winning comedian and broadcaster Josie LongFrom a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of storiesThree teenagers believe they are witch...
Read More
  • 14 January 2025
View Product Details

The frank and offbeat debut collection from award-winning comedian and broadcaster Josie Long

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.

files/i.png Icon
Price: $16.95
Pages: 208
Publisher: Canongate Books
Imprint: Canongate Books
Publication Date: 14 January 2025
Trim Size: 7.80 X 5.12 in
ISBN: 9781838856090
Format: Paperback
BISACs: FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Family Life / General, Short stories
REVIEWS Icon
"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 is a writer and a stand-up comedian. She won the Best Newcomer award at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has been nominated three times for Best Show. She was born in Kent in 1982 and studied English at Oxford University. She currently lives in Glasgow.

josielong.com | @josielong