The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club

Through his stories, Richard Foster has the rare talent of casting the world anew. Under his eye, nothing is safe; the mundane becomes magical, the magical mundane. A collection to delight and destabilise. Ali Millar, author of The Last Days and Ava, Anna, Ada

A magnificent collection. Like a bouquet of condolence flowers for the casualties of late capitalism, Foster's stories brilliantly capture the alienation and gratification of hard graft in the 21st century with total authenticity and total sensitivity. Taking us on pushbike dérives around the lowlands or chasing the next fleeting high with a motley cast of wreckheads, these are some of the most entertaining, elegant stories I've read about the various ways people struggle and strive to make work work for them. Richard Milward, author of Man-Eating Typewriter

Richard Foster brengt een specifieke tijd en plaats – de door Britse outcasts bevolkte bollenstreek rond de millenniumwisseling – tot leven in een vernuftig spel met (autobiografische) herinnering. Het is alsof hij de video van deze onwaarschijnlijke bakermat van de Zuid-Hollandse underground naar believen terugspoelt, pauzeert, en vertraagt. Op zoek naar het moment dat alles voorgoed anders werd. Leonor Jonker

Richard Foster is a writer and artist living in the Netherlands. Richard is best known as a writer for The Quietus and Louder than War, and for his work at the famous avant-garde cultural centre, WORM. His debut novel, Flower Factory, was published by Ortac Press in 2022.