Camino Books Written by Women Authors
UPDATED: JUNE 2023
When doing some research about Camino authors, I was surprised to discover the the majority of Camino books are written by men. Someone once said to me that these Camino books are focused on food and their physical woes (usually their feet) – and little else. I laughed at that… until I actually realised it was fairly accurate.
Now I’m not ‘male bashing’ here – not at all. I think it’s great that they’ve written a book and have it out there in the world. That’s no small feat. But I’d like to support the women authors here. Because, it seems, we are the minority in the Camino Author world.
As an Indie author, I know it’s REALLY hard to get the word out about your book. I have heard that traditional publishing houses don’t do a lot of marketing either, unless you’re one of the Top 10 on their list.
So, I’m sharing this list of over 90 books, as an effort to help ALL the women on this list.
It’s time we got the word out more abundantly about our books! And I’m all about women supporting women – just read Camino Wandering as an example! I’m doing what Pam, Georgina or Aubrey would do for each other – lift each other up – and share this list of WOMEN authors of other Camino books.
Most books on this list are memoirs. Others, like mine (Camino Wandering), are fiction based on an actual experience. Then there are others that remind us of the Camino – cookbooks, guidebooks, meditation. There are over 90 books on this list, so enjoy!
Here is the list:
If you’ve read any one of the books on this list and recommend it, please leave that recommendation link (Amazon or Goodreads) in the comments below too.
NOTE: If you are a female author of a book about the Camino de Santiago, no matter what the type of book it is, and you are NOT on this list, please leave a comment below with the title of the book and your author name. I’ll be sure to refresh the list periodically. Until then, your book will remain in the comments.
8 April 2021 @ 6:22 pm
I’ve just finished reading Laurie Dennett – A Hug for the Apostle (fundraising for MS in 1986)
and Wide Open by Leslee Watt (camino portugues)
12 April 2021 @ 10:44 am
Thanks Phil. I’ll be sure to add those to the list on my next update!
10 September 2021 @ 9:31 am
Added!
5 June 2023 @ 3:43 pm
799 Kms: Stories From My Camino by Kitos Sarthou Olano. 😊
29 June 2023 @ 1:02 pm
Thank you! I’ve added your book to the list. 🙂
5 June 2023 @ 10:23 pm
A fabulous list! Thanks for sharing it. Cheers! Joy LLewellyn
29 June 2023 @ 1:00 pm
Thanks. I always love highlighting female authors… especially Camigas!
12 June 2023 @ 6:38 am
Roni Kay was kind enough to add my book to the chat, but just to follow directions, here it is again:
“Camino Lessons: Losing Twenty-First Century Fears on an Ancient Pilgrimage Trail” by Deborah Terra Weltman
I read both “Walk in a Relaxed Manner” by Joyce Rupp and “The Camino: a Journey of Spirit” by Shirley MacLaine back in the early 2000s, and they were each extremely helpful! I would not have walked the Camino without the picture they painted for me of what I was heading towards. I recently read “Walk: Jamie Bacon’s Secret Mission on the Camino de Santiago” by Esther Jantzen and found it to be delightful!
29 June 2023 @ 1:00 pm
Thank you. I’ve added yours and Esther Jantzen’s books.
26 June 2023 @ 11:26 am
What a wonderful way to help generate such a vast array of Indi women authors. Thank you.
When you get the chance to update the list, I would love my book/ memoir to be added.
On My Way.. Along the road to Santiago.
Louise Sawle.
29 June 2023 @ 12:56 pm
Added. It will show on the next update. Thank you!
7 July 2023 @ 10:38 am
The Camino Made Easy: Reflections of a Parador Pilgrim
by Olivia Pittet
8 July 2023 @ 8:10 pm
Day…by day…by day: Maureen’s Camino
by Maureen Hamilton
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