THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2026 53 officer who served in Niger, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil. He previously taught psychology in Europe and Asia with the University of Maryland Global Campus. Nomads of the Himalaya, Tibetan Plateau, and Mongolian Steppe Daniel Miller, independently published, 2026, $36.00/paperback, print only, 160 pages. With 81 black-and-white photographs covering 50 years from 1975 to 2025, this book provides an overview of nomadic pastoralists in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan areas of China, and Mongolia. It was published this year to celebrate the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Daniel Miller spent 14 years as a Foreign Service officer with USAID, serving in Washington, D.C., Kabul, New Delhi, Manila, Port Moresby, Ulaanbaatar, and Islamabad. Letters Now Sent: A Collection of Letters from the Globally Mobile Megan C. Norton-Newbanks, ed., Beyond Borders Publishing, 2025, $15.99/paperback, e-book available, 339 pages. Letters Now Sent is a collection of letters written by and to individuals who have lived cross-culturally. Inspired by Ruth E. Van Reken’s seminal Letters Never Sent, this first volume opens a window into the emotional landscapes of identity, belonging, and transition. Compiled by lifelong letter-writer and third culture kid consultant Megan Norton-Newbanks, Letters Now Sent is more than a book—it’s a cultural archive. These are not anonymous reflections or polished essays. They are primary source documents that preserve and speak directly to the challenges and beauty of crossing cultures and borders. Together, they offer an intimate view into layered identities and the enduring power of handwritten connection as both art and historical record. Megan C. Norton-Newbanks is the daughter of retired Foreign Service Officer James Norton. She grew up in South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Japan, and Israel and continued her travels as an adult in Austria, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and six U.S. states. She is also the author of Belonging Beyond Borders: How Adult Third Culture Kids Can Cultivate a Sense of Belonging and A Work of Heart: A Collection of Artwork from Multicultural Individuals. Guidebook to Ancient Málaga Jack Tucker, Olympia Publishers, 2026, $28.99/paperback, print only, 220 pages. This guide provides precise GPS coordinates to numerous ancient sites in Spain’s Málaga province and shares information about first-century BC coins and mint cities. It’s a must-read for visitors to Andalusia interested in archaeology and numismatics. Jack Tucker was a Foreign Service officer from 1980 to 2006, serving in San Salvador, Melbourne, El Arish, Santo Domingo, Baku, Tashkent, and Riyadh. Upon retiring, he worked as a reemployed annuitant (REA) in Jalalabad, Baghdad, Kyiv, Yekaterinburg, Dhaka, and Jerusalem until 2023. One Conversation, Two Identities, Four Faiths: Gaza’s Heartbreak Through Questions, Faith, and Friendship Allan J. Alonzo Wind and Mohammed Arafat, Enable & Ennoble, 2026, $37.99/paperback, e-book available, 358 pages. Retired USAID FSO Allan Wind spent two years leading medical missions in Gaza. Poet Mohammed Arafat grew up in Gaza, surviving blockade after blockade before fleeing to the United States. This book represents a dialogue between these two unlikely friends that is by turns heartbreaking, funny, furious, and full of hope. Through memoir, poetry, and honest conversation, they take readers inside the Gaza most Americans never see—the fish markets and fig groves before October 7, staff meetings under rocket fire, the 12-kilometer walk along the shore under a sky full of stars—and into the moral questions that haunt us all. The book includes photos from Gaza before and during the war, and practical steps toward interfaith understanding. Allan J. Alonzo Wind was an FSO from 1999 to 2019, serving in Santo Domingo, Lima, Managua, Luanda, Abuja, Baghdad, Kabul (TDY), and Pretoria. He also served in Gaza/East Jerusalem as a mission director with International Medical Corps. n
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