I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things

A selection of the world’s most incredible things according to award-winning writer, comedian, artist and podcaster Rob Auton

I Strongly Believe In Incredible Things is a book of poetic prose, musings, short stories and biro drawings detailing a selection of the Earth’s incredible things by award-winning writer, comedian, artist and podcaster Rob Auton.

Unique, enchanting and utterly life affirming, this is a collection of pages that come together to create the opposite of the news, becoming the tonic for the complicated gin that is the world we find ourselves in today: a humorous and heartfelt book that is the ying to the yang that is politics ;a book of breathing space that gives oxygen to rediscovering the beauty of living on earth with the aim of fuelling people to return to the coal-face of everyday life with optimism and wonder in their pockets. Inhaling all we have in common, exhaling all we don’t.

From bubble wrap to Killer Whales; frog spawn to empathy, hand-dryers to parents, I Strongly Believe in Incredible Things wants to take you on a journey back to the incredible planet we live on.

Reviews

It’s a lovely book. People will love it. There are few comedians who exist in their own unique world with their own distinctive voice. Rob Auton is very much one of them. James Acaster

A joyous, gentle, funny affirmation of life and what it has to offer us. Brian Bilston, author of Diary of a Somebody

Further praise for Rob Auton:

Emotionally charged – a heart-warming clarion call for universal connection. Evening Standard

A genuine original. Poetical, philosophical, humane, completely charming and funny to boot. The Guardian

Makes laughter out of wonder and brings us all together. We need him. The Scotsman

Charming, eccentric and uplifting, Auton is a talent to watch The Independent

Something that'll leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy round the edges. The Herald

About the author

Rob Auton is an award-winning comedian, poet, writer, actor and podcaster, named the ‘Brian Cox of Comedy’ by the Guardian. He has written eight hit Edinburgh Fringe shows, which have led to nation-wide tours, and numerous television and radio appearances. In 2020, Rob started The Rob Auton Daily Podcast, which won the Best Daily Podcast at the British Podcast Awards. The show has amassed over 1.5 million listens.