April 2025 – Peace Corps Worldwide

Peace Corps Writers Keep on Writing

Apr 10 2025

Since the founding of the Peace Corps in 1961, our incredible network of Volunteers, returned Volunteers, former staff, and host country nationals has made lasting impacts—not only through service but through their voices as writers. Together, they have contributed to a staggering collection of no less than 3,600 books, spanning fiction and non-fiction, and capturing the essence of global engagement, personal growth, and cultural exchange. In this edition, we are thrilled to spotlight a remarkable group of 566 Peace Corps writers who have each authored at least two books. This list celebrates their creativity, dedication, and ability to share compelling narratives with the world. This remarkable achievement has been made possible thanks to the longstanding dedication of John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962-64) and Marian Beil (Ethiopia 1962-64), who founded Peace Corps Worldwide and Peace Corps Writers. Their initiatives have provided invaluable resources, guidance, and encouragement to aspiring writers, fostering a vibrant literary tradition within . . .

African Travels 1967-2010, by John McWilliam (Sierra Leone 1967-69) and Joanna McWilliam

Apr 08 2025

African Travels 1967-2010, by John McWilliam and Joanna McWilliam Description The McWilliams have written a treasure trove of stories about their experiences living and working in Africa. On motor bikes, crowded lorries, and river ferries, they carry the reader across highways, dirt roads, and rivers into cities, towns and villages from Sierra Leone to Nigeria to Kenya. The Africans with whom they live and work welcome them, providing insights into cross-cultural and historical facts that few outsiders are able to know. This book provides that knowledge through captivating descriptions, unique adventures, and humor. Publisher : ‎ Moore Media, Inc. (2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 266 pages ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8985278934 Also available on Amazon.com About the authors John McWilliam served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone from 1967 – 1969. After graduate school studying demography and development sociology, he returned to the . . .

Beloved Reconciliation, By Margaret Maxwell McLaughlin (Senegal 1972-73 & Jamaica 1977-79)

Apr 03 2025

Beloved Reconciliation Book 1: (1820-1916) Beloved Reconciliation Book 2: (1917-1923) By Margaret Maxwell McLaughlin (Senegal 1972-73 & Jamaica 1977-79) Description This is a story not only about the strength of Irish women, but of women throughout the world who stand up right next to their male colleagues for justice and equality. They are inspired for the sake of their children, and their children’s children, to reconcile differences and bring peace to their families and homelands. In everyone’s life, whether we admit or not, there is an “Una”–be it a magical spirit or human mentor. In this historical fiction, Beloved Reconciliation Book 1: 1820-1916, Una is a radiant spirit who appears in ever-shifting form to five Irish women, reassuring them that they have the power to play crucial roles in their country’s struggle for independence. From the Great Famine to the Easter Rising, she and the five women invite us to . . .

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