Ken Foster

Author of The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind

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About the Author

Ken Foster is the author of The Kind I'm Likely to Get, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and editor of The KGB Bar Reader His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times Book Review, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Village Voice, McSweeney's, and Salon. The show more recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Sewanee Writers Conference, he has taught most recently at the New School University and Florida State University show less

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The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned from Pets Who Were Left Behind (2006) 305 copies, 18 reviews

Dogs I Have Met: And the People They Found (2008) 92 copies, 4 reviews

The KGB Bar Reader (1998) 49 copies, 1 review

I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America's Most Beautiful (and Misunderstood) Pet (2012) 44 copies, 2 reviews

Dog Culture: Writers on the Character of Canines (2002) 34 copies, 1 review

The Kind I'm Likely to Get: A Collection (1999) 33 copies

City of Dogs: New York Dogs, Their Neighborhoods, and the People Who Love Them (2018) 7 copies, 1 review

Dogs I Have Met/Dogs Who Found Me 2-pack (2008) 1 copy

Red Dresses (in McSweeney's 3 - EGGERS) 1 copy

Vietnam: Our Stories (2019) 1 copy

Wisdom Summit - Ken Foster 1 copy

The Dogs That Found Me 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contributor — 635 copies, 3 reviews

McSweeney's Issue 3: Windfall Republic (2002) — Contributor — 95 copies, 1 review

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Gender: male
Birthplace: Williamsport, PA

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Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned From Pets Who… by Ken Foster

Since the author is a writing instructor, I was surprised that the actual writing wasn't better, but i enjoyed his stories about the dogs in his life. Pit bulls and pit mixes get such a bad rap, but the two I have known (not owned) have been sweet dogs. Although I grew up with dogs, I have chosen not to own them in my adulthood, due to my lifestyle. I don't think I would be able to be a responsible owner. That being said, some of the owners in this book shouldn't be allowed to own pets of any kind.

Good for Ken Foster for being such an advocate and rescuing all the dogs he sees...and he sees a lot of them!… (more)

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TheGalaxyGirl | 17 other reviews | Dec 8, 2023 |

I'm a Good Dog: Pit Bulls, America’s Most Beautiful… by Ken Foster

i can't recommend this book enough! it's very informative and well written and of course the beautiful pictures help.

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jewelledfrog | 1 other review | Jul 26, 2023 |

City of Dogs: New York Dogs, Their Neighborhoods,… by Ken Foster

Great pictures of NYC dogs along with their owners. Stories about their owners show how diverse dog-lovers are and illustrate the uniqueness of how they got together.

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Dave1944 | Feb 10, 2021 |

Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned From Pets Who… by Ken Foster

This book starts in New York City in August of 2001 and ends in New Orleans in the summer of 2005, which should give you an idea of how uplifting it is. It will also teach you more than you want to know about heart worms.

I enjoyed this book tremendously, but it's not a feel-good tale about rescuing dogs and leading them to happy lives. Some parts are quite sad.

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CatherineMachineGun | 17 other reviews | Jul 31, 2020 |

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