The Foreign Service Journal, November 2018

34 NOVEMBER 2018 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL In Their Own T he Foreign Service Journal is pleased to pres- ent our 18th annual Foreign Service authors roundup in plenty of time for holiday orders. Our primary purpose in presenting “InTheir Own Write” is to celebrate the wealth of literary talent within the Foreign Service community, and to give our readers the opportunity to sup- port colleagues by sampling their wares. Each entry contains full publication data along with a short commentary. As has been the case for more than a decade, a majority of the titles are self-published. Our annotated list of books written, edited or translated by Foreign Service personnel and their family members in 2017 and 2018 is not a comprehensive or definitive record of works by FS authors; we rely on the authors themselves to bring their books to our attention. This year we’re featuring 48 volumes—eight works of history and biography, six books on policy and issues, eight memoirs and 15 works of fiction, including several titles for young adults, in addition to four books for children and a potpourri of works on food, parenting, expat life and leadership, one volume of photographs and a guide to China for Millenni- als. As usual, we also include a selection of recent books “of related inter- est” to diplomats and their families that were not written by FS authors. For the few books that cannot be ordered through online retailers, we have provided the necessary contact information. This year’s roundup was assembled with the vital assistance of Publications Coordinator Dmi- try Filipoff, Editorial Intern Jacob Borst and Steven Alan Honley. —Susan Brady Maitra, Managing Editor We are pleased to present this year’s collection of books by Foreign Service members and their families. FOCUS ON FOREIGN SERVICE AUTHORS