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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
KAZAKHSTAN
Lake: and Other Poems of Love in a Foreign Land
Jeff Fearnside (Kazakhstan 2002–04)
Kent, Ohio: Standing Rock Cultural Arts, 2011
Peace Corps poetry
At Home on the Kazakh Steppe: A Peace Corps Memoir
by Janet Givens (Kazakhstan 2004–06)
Ant Press, 2014; Birch Tree Book, 2015
Peace Corps memoir
Sixteen Months of Mutton: Meat–Eating Journeys Through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia
Stu Lamb (Kazakhstan 2000–01)
Booksurge Publishing 2009
Peace Corps memoir
A Five Finger Feast: Two Years in Kazakhstan, Lessons from the Peace Corps
by Tim Suchsland (Kazakhstan 2007–09), author and illustrator
Peace Corps Writers 2022
Peace Corps memoir
KENYA
Portraits of Innocence: The Children of Ahero
Bie Bostrom (Kenya 2004–06)
CreateSpace, 2017
Peace Corps photography
Sketches of Joy: Drawings by the Children of Ahero, Kenya
Bie Bostrom (Kenya 2004–06)
CreateSpace, 2014
Peace Corps childrens’ book
Voices: A Retrospective on the Vietnam War and the Peace Corps
Jack W. Boyd (Kenya 1967–68)
CreateSpace, 2017
Peace Corps memoir
My Peace Corps, My Vietnam War
Jack Boyd (Kenya 1967–68)
Independently published 2020
Memoir with portion on the Peace Corps
RISKS: A Memoir
William Claassen (Kenya)
Cornel & Williams Publishing 2017
Biography with Peace Corps portion
Houses of Clay: A White Boy’s Adventure in Africa
Anthony Deland (Kenya 2005–07)
Independently published 2009
Peace Corps memoir
Peace Corps Roller Coaster
Dan and Lisa Hebl (Kenya 1991–93)
Menomonie, WI: Roller Coaster Press, 1994
Peace Corps memoir
Kenya: An East African Education
Bob Flannery (Kenya 1964–66)
Independently published 2012
Peace Corps memoir
Reaching Out
Rainette Bannister Holimon (Kenya 1974–77; Sierra Leone, 1990–91)
iUniverse.com, 2001
Peace Corps memoir
A Journey of Love, Faith, Strength, and Determination: World State City Farm
Grover Jackson (Kenya 1967–69), Mary Fullard and E. Christine Jackson
Newman Springe Publishing
Peace Corps memoir
Happenstance
Lester M. Klungness (Kenya 1969–71) [pen name — Lester Fisher]
AuthorHouse, 2021
Memoir with portion on the Peace Corps
Against the Tide
Lester M. Klungness (Kenya 1969–71) [pen name — Lester Fisher]
AuthorHouse, 2021
Memoir with portion on the Peace Corps
Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean
Kate Montgomery (Kenya 1996–97) and Hilary Liftin
Vintage Books, 1999
Peace Corps letters/journals
No Hurry in Africa: Life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kenya
Theresa Munanga (Kenya 2004–07)
iUniverse, 2010
Peace Corps memoir
Brevité: A Collection of Short Fiction
Stephen Mustoe (Kenya 1983–84)
Peace Corps Writers, 2016
Peace Corps short stories
Me Here in Kenya I am Fine: Walking the Peace Corps Road
Maxine Valdez (Kenya 1980–81)
Winlock Publishing Co., 2004
Peace Corps memoir
Jackson’s Kenya: A Peace Corps Story
Richard Otto Wiegand (Kenya 1970–74, Paraguay 1977–79)
Independently published 2020
Peace Corps memoir
What Sahel Am I Doin’ Here?: 30 Years of Misadventures in Africa
Steve Wisecarver (Senegal 1976–78; Staff/ CD Madagascar, CD Kenya 2008–2013)
Booklocker.com, 2018
Peace Corps true stories
KOREA
Learning to Love Kimchi: Letters Home from a Peace Corps Volunteer
Carol MacGregor Cissel (Korea 1973–75)
CreateSpace 2015
Peace Corps letters
Witnessing Gwangju: A Memoir
Paul Courtright (South Korea 1979–81)
Hollym 2020
Peace Corps memoir
Finding Our Way: A Newlywed Couple’s Peace Corps Odyssey in 1960s Korea
Steven Gallon (Korea 1967-69)
Peace Corps Writers 2022
Peace Corps memoir
Mukho Memories: A Peace Corps/Korea Memoir
Don Haffner (Korea 1972–75)
Dog Ear Publishing, 2017
Peace Corps memoir
The Time of the Monkey, Rooster, and Dog: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Years in Korea
Charles A. Hobbie (Korea 1968–71)
iUniverse Publishing, 2011
Peace Corps memoir
Through Our Eyes: Peace Corps in Korea, 1966–1981
William Harwood (Korea 1976–78), editor
Korea: COMA, the Artist Company
Peace Corps photos
The Time of the Monkey, Rooster, and Dog: A Peace Corps Volunteer’s Years in Korea
by Charles A. Hobbie (Korea 1968–71)
iUniverse, 2011
Peace Corps memoir
East of Edgerton: A Memoir of Peace Corps and Beyond
Jim Krosschell (Korea 1975–77)
CreateSpace, 2018
Peace Corps memoir
Diary of a Peace Corps Volunteer: My Years in Korea and Beyond
Jack Maisano (Korea 1971–73)
Independently published 2021
Peace Corps diary
A Hint of Light
David L. Meth (Korea 1971–72 )
CreateSpace Writers’ Productions
Peace Corps novel
Land of Morning Calm: My Journey in Korea
Laren Metzer (Korea 1976–78)
Lulu
Peace Corps memoir
Jeju Island Ramblings: Self-exile in Peace Corps, 1973–1974
David J. Nemeth (Republic of Korea 1973–74)
Digital Repository, U of Toledo, Dept of Geography and Planning
Peace Corps memoir
Rides of Passage: Along the Road to Poona
David J. Nemeth (Korea 1972–74)
Digital Repository, U of Toledo, Dept of Geography and Planning
Memoir
Festival for Three Thousand Maidens
Richard Wiley (Korea 1967–69)
Dutton
Peace Corps novel
The Seed of Joy
William Amos (Korea 1979–80)
London and Bordeau: Online Originals, 2000
Peace Corps novel
KYRGYZSTAN
Come Sit Next to Me: Memoirs of a Peace Corps Volunteer
Robert O’Quinn (Kyrgyzstan 1997–99)
Xlibris, 2016
Peace Corps memoir
This Is Not Civilization
Robert Rosenberg (Kyrgyzstan 1994–96)
Mariner Books
Peace Corps novel
100 Letters Home: My Two Years in Kyrgyzstan
Emily Ross (Kyrgyzstan 1997–99)
Independently published, 2009
Peace Corps letters