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The Dogs Who Found Me

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About Me

The Dogs Who Found Me is Ken Foster's memoir about his unexpected experiences rescuing a succession of seventeen homeless dogs--mostly pit bulls and rottweilers."...a beautiful and funny account of dog love...This light, deeply felt chronicle puts that best-selling confection "Marley and Me" in the shade."--The Plain Dealer"(Foster is) matter-of-fact, sometimes angry, always open-hearted and often full of wonder...At the core of it, this is a book about living a decent life and taking care along the way. You don't have to rescue stray pit bulls to know how important that is."-- The Oregonian"(The Dogs Who Found Me) might sound dangerously fuzzy and warm, but it maintains an edge of wisdom and self-awareness...Foster has led an untidy life, and he's lucky his pets have taught him the value of letting things get messy."--Time Out New YorkAudio: Among my many tour stops was Prairie Lights in Iowa City, the only venue where I read from the introduction, middle and the end of the book. You can download it in Real Player format here . Or go the the Live From Prairie Lights website .And, for those who missed it, my Fresh Air appearance is now archived: "Rescuing Dogs, And Learning from Them."Buy The Dogs Who Found Me at Amazon ..More about the book and Ken at www.ken-foster.com and www.dogswhofoundme.com

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I'll be on tour again in the following places:3/23: Virginia Festival of the Book

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My Blog

Pit bull party and clinics in New Orleans

The Sula Foundation (www. sulafoundation. org) will hold its first major fundraiser on June 19th from 6-8pm at Canine Culture, 8110 Hampson Street, New Orleans. Dedicated to fostering responsible pit ...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:54:00 PST

Summer essay workshop online

For anyone who is serious about writing and serious about getting some work done over the summer, I'll be teaching another session of Advanced Personal Essay at Mediabistro.com beginning May 20th. Re...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Wed, 07 May 2008 05:19:00 PST

Online essay writing course begins 3/18

I start teaching another personal essay course at Mediabistro on March 18th. I've done two completely different variations of a personal essay course with them. One was "for beginners" and more rece...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:08:00 PST

46% off at Amazon!!

You can stock up on copies for all your friends: Amazon is discounting Dogs I Have Met and The Dogs Who Found Me at 46% off.You can get there by clicking this link. ...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:28:00 PST

New interviews posted at DogChannel

I haven't viewed these yet. Well, actually, I viewed them long enough to know that I look like I just got off a long flight to Los Angeles and then drove several hours to Irvine, which is, in fact, t...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:56:00 PST

Contribute to The Sula Foundation

Hi,We're doing a fundraiser over at www.sulafoundation.org. If you contribute $20 or more, we'll send you a signed copy of The Dogs Who Found Me. Thanks!
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:18:00 PST

Ken Foster and the pit bulls of New Orleans

Ken Foster and the pit bulls of New Orleans Add to My Profile | More Videos...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:24:00 PST

Join me for a webinar with Best Friends

BEST FRIENDS WEBINARSNext week I'll be doing the first in a series of webinars with Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I'll be discussing some of the stories and resources from the new book, Dogs I Have ...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:03:00 PST

Where to order signed copies of my new book

Some people have been asking where they can get signed copies of the new book, Dogs I Have Met. I'm posting the latest tour dates here, so you can contact one of those stores if you like. Also, if y...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:23:00 PST

Updated tour info

10/3 New Orleans book party with the Hot 8 at Sound Cafe10/4 Octavia Books, New Orleans10/11 Borders, West Hollywood10/12 Booksmith, San Francisco10/13 Book Passage, Corte Madera10/13 Books Inc. Alame...
Posted by The Dogs Who Found Me on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:35:00 PST