By Author
The following Peace Corps authors have had books published by Peace Corps Writers.
Click on a bold (linked) book title to learn more about that book
Authors are listed alphabetically.
Suzanne Adam (Colombia 1964–66)
John Ashford (Botswana 1990–92)
Meeting the Mantis: Searching for a Man in the Desert and Finding the Kalahari Bushmen
Susanne Aspley (Thailand 1989–91)
Aaron Barlow (Togo 1988–90)
James Beebe (Philippines 1968-73)
Those Were the Days: A Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines in the Late ’60s
Lora Parisien Begin (Tunisia; Papua New Guinea 1988–90)
The Measure of A Dream: A Peace Corps Story
Marian Haley Beil (Ethiopia 1962–64), editor
Eritrea Remembered: Recollections & Photos by Peace Corps Volunteers
Bonnie Lee Black (Gabon 1996–98)
How to Cook a Crocodile: A Memoir with Recipes
Parker W. Borg, Maureen J. Carroll, Patricia MacDermot Kasdan, Stephen W. Wells (Philippines 1961–63)
Answering Kennedy’s Call: Pioneering the Peace Corps in the Philippines
Jackie Zollo Brooks (Madagascar 1997–99)
The Ravenala: A Romantic novel
Richard W. Carroll (Central Africa Republic 1976–82)
2,000 Miles Around the Tree of Life: A Naturalist Hikes the Appalachian Trail
The Emperor and the Elephants: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Story of Life During the late 1970s in the Central African Empire
Bob Cochran writing as RJ Huddy (Morocco 1981–83)
No Senator’s Son
Death to the Rescue: A Twisting Creek Mystery
Big Charlene’s Weight-Loss Supper Club and Taxi Dancing: A Twisting Creek Mystery
Gary P. Cornelius (South Africa 2012–13)
Dancing with Gogos: A Peace Corps Memoir
July 2014
Meredith W. Cornett (Panama 1991–93), editor
Peace Corps in Panama: Fifty Years, Many Voices
April 2013
Ken Cox (Ecuador 1964–66)
The Peace Corps Diaries: An American Odyssey: Ecuador, 1964–66\
John Coyne (Ethiopia 1962-64)
The Caddie Who Won the Masters
How To Write A Novel in 100 Days: With tips about agents, editors, publishers and self-publishing
Long Ago and Far Away
Emily C. Creigh (Paraguay 1975–77) and Dr. Martin Almada
Journey to the Heart of the Condor: Love, Loss and Survival in a South American Dictatorship
Harriet Denison (Tanzania 1966–67)
Leopards at My Door: Peace Corps Tanzania, 1966–67
Kay Gillies Dixon (Colombia 1962–64)
Wanderlust Satisfied
Nicholas Duncan (Uganda 2010–12)
Tales from a Muzungu
David C. Edmonds (Chile 1963-65)
Lily of Peru]
The Girl in the Glyphs: A Novel with Maria Nieves Edmonds
Lirio del Peru: Una Novela with Maria Nieves Edmonds
Abigail Fay (Senegal 2007–09)
Running in Flip-flops, September 2011
Kevin G. Finch (Honduras 2004–06)
Paradise in Front of Me: Realizing Life’s Beauty in An Unexpected Place
Susan Fox — based on the diary of Joanne Carter Bowling (Afhanistan 1968–70)
Little Women of Baghlan: The Story Of A Nursing School For Girls In Afghanistan, The Peace Corps, And Life Before The Taliban, October 2013
Martin R. Ganzglass (Somalia 1966-68)
The Orange Tree: A Novel, May 2011
Somalia: Short Fiction, June 2012
Cannons for the Cause: A Novel of the American Revolution, March 2014
Tories and Patriots (A Novel of the American Revolution), January 2015
Blood Upon the Snow, April 2016
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Jason Gray (Gabon 2002–04)
Glimpses through the Forest: Memories of Gabon, May 2013
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Richard Grimsrud writing as Will Michelet (India 1965–67)
Mata Naveena, September 2015
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Eloise Hanner (Afghanistan 1971–73, Paraguay 1999–2000)
Posted in Paraguay, March 2014
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Jay Hersch (Colombia 1964–66)
Time Passages, October 2015
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Frances Hopkins Irwin and Will A. Irwin (Afghanistan 1966–67)
The Early Years of Peace Corps in Afghanistan: A Promising Time, February 2014
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Leita Kaldi (Senegal 1993–96)
In the Valley of Atibon, November 2012
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Tom Klobe (Iran 1964–66)
A Young American in Iran, December 2014
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Will Lutwick (Fiji 1968–70)
Dodging Machetes: How I Survived Forbidden Love, Bad Behavior, and the Peace Corps in Fiji, May 2012
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Ada Jo Mann (Chad 1967-69)
Words Create Worlds: Poems, April 2023
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David J. Mather (Chile 1968–70)
One for the Road, September 2011
When the Whistling Stopped, June 2014
Crescent Beach, March 2016
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Darcy Munson Meijer (Gabon 1982–84)
Adventures in Gabon: Peace Corps Stories from the African Rainforest, September 2011
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Katherine S. Miller (Ghana 1962–64)
Letters from Susie: Growing Up Ghanaian 1962-2015, July 2016
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Stephen Mustoe (Kenya 1983–84)
Brevité: A Collection of Short Fiction, May 2016
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Patrick R. O’Leary (Sierra Leone 1966–68)
From Freeborn to Freetown & Back, September 2016
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Susan Kramer O’Neill (Venezuela 1973–74)
Calling New Delhi for Free: (and other ephemeral truths of the 21st century), July 2013
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Catherine Onyemelukwe (Nigeria 1962–64)
Nigeria Revisited: My Life and Loves Abroad, October 2014
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Joan Richter (Peace Corps staff spouse: Kenya 1965-67)
The Gambling Master of Shanghai: And Other Tales of Suspense, March 2011
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Franklin D. Rothman (Brazil 1967–69)
Brooklyn, NY to Bocaiúva, Brazil: A Peace Corps Love Story, May 2016
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Ruth Kesselring Royal & Beryl Brinkman (Philippines 1961–63)
Never Gonna Cease My Wanderin’: Letters Between Friends, September 2012
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Richard C Schneider (Philippines 1969–71, 1974–77)
Living with the Pinatubo Aetas: A Peace Corps Philippines Journal, July 2014
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Anthony Simeone (Upper Volta 1971–73)
Connecting Two Worlds: An Environmental Journey From Peace Corps To Present, March 2013
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Dave Smits (Guatemala 1963–65)
Recollections of Our Peace Corps Service, 1963–1965: Kick-Off, Life in Guatemala, and Afterwards, October 2012
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Frances L. Stone (Philippines 1971–73)
Through the Eyes of My Children: The Adventures of a Peace Corps Volunteer Family, February 2012
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Andrew Tadross (Ethiopia 2011–13)
The Essential Guide to Amharic: The National Language of Ethiopia, September 2015
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Jon Thiem (Ghana 1968–70)
Letters from Ghana 1968-1970: A Peace Corps Chronicle, November 2013
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Mark Wentling (Honduras, 1967-69, Togo, 1970-73; PC Staff: Togo, Gabon, Niger 1973–77)
Africa’s Embrace, September 2013
Africa’s Release: The Journey Continues, May 2014
Africa’s Heart: The Journey Ends in Kansas, January 2015
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Angene Wilson (Liberia 1962–64)
Africa on My Mind: Educating Americans for Fifty Years, Living Peace Corps’ Third Goal, February 2013
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