World of Worlds

by Richard Scott Sacks

264 pages, Paperback

Expected publication July 14, 2026

About the author

Richard Scott Sacks is an award-winning novelist, writer, and US diplomat, a world traveler whose career placed him in the crosshairs of diplomacy, conflict, and political consequence—crisscrossing conflict zones in Africa, the Middle East, and the United States in his youth, then in Foreign Service postings in Pakistan, Panama, Korea, Vietnam, Morocco, Mexico, Congo-Zaïre, and Washington, DC.

World of Words: Stories From Four Continents, follows Mr. Sacks’s debut novel, the prize-winning Drinking from the Stream, which swept awards for political thriller, literary fiction, and action/adventure, winning accolades by the dozen. 

A former newspaperman, Mr. Sacks wrote for The Miami Herald from Asunción, Paraguay; the Associated Press (Detroit, Michigan); and The Middlesex News (Framingham, Massachusetts). Mr. Sacks holds master’s degrees from National War College and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His academic study with SAIS professor Riordan Roett, Paraguay: The Personalist Legacy, was named Outstanding Academic Book by Choice Magazine. 

He, his wife, Aida, and their children live near Washington, DC.

Reviews

[Erik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating story of people and places far off the beaten track. Learn about peoples and cultures in many places and explore the world. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!