COMING SEPTEMBER 2025

LESSONS IN HOPE

“Juliet offers a profound and respectful exploration of the Maasai culture, interweaving stories of resilience, hope, and transformation.”
– Jason Bergmann, Executive Director, Operation Bootstrap Africa

BOOKS

AMONG THE MAASAI & LESSONS IN HOPE

In the late 1990s, Juliet Cutler lived in Tanzania where she taught at the first secondary school for Maasai girls in East Africa. In her memoir, Among the Maasai, she bears witness to the stories of her Maasai students and paints a powerful picture of daily life in Tanzania from the 1990s to today. In her second book, Lessons in Hope, a cadre of Maasai women convey the ways education has transformed their lives.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JULIET CUTLER

Juliet Cutler is an award-winning writer. Her work appears not only in the books feature here, but also at museums, historic sites, and cultural destinations around the world.

THE AUTHOR

JULIET CUTLER

In the late 1990s, Cutler lived in Tanzania where she taught at the first secondary school for Maasai girls in East Africa. In her memoir, she bears witness to the stories of her Maasai students and paints a powerful picture of daily life in Tanzania from the 1990s to today.

RESOURCES

LEARN MORE

Supporting girls’ education is a proven and powerful way to reduce poverty. Learn about organizations that promote girls’ education and safety in Tanzania, hear from Maasai women about the issues they face, and download group reading guides for the books.

PRESS & PRAISE

AWARD-WINNING BOOKS

Among the Maasai won the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Award (gold medal in multicultural non-fiction), the 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (gold medal in best new voice in non-fiction), and the 2020 National Indie Excellence® Award (winner in multicultural non-fiction). The book is also the winner of several other awards.

NEWS & EVENTS

PRESS & PRAISE

Among the Maasai won the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Award (gold medal in multicultural non-fiction), the 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award (gold medal in best new voice in non-fiction), and the 2020 National Indie Excellence® Award (winner in multicultural non-fiction). The book is also the winner of several other awards.

WAYS TO GIVE

SUPPORT MAASAI GIRLS

All book sales support education and safety for Maasai girls. If you would like to consider an additional gift, Juliet Cutler is working with two nonprofit organizations who directly support programs in Tanzania.