Great Reads to Inspire Travel
JourneyWoman Book Club
Books Inspire and Connect Us
Who can imagine a world without books? Books help us believe in magic, possibilities and the unseen world. They take far beyond the place we’re reading about: we learn who we are, what inspires us and what connects us as human beings: curiosity, generosity, love, empathy and kindness.
Every month, we feature one book we love with a woman at the centre, based on your recommendations and some of our own. We host Book Club discussions on Zoom on the third Wednesday of every month at 8 pm EST (check your local time here). Please register on our Events Calendar or by using the links below. Discussion questions and author bios are provided in advance.
For each Book Club we also invite an expert guest speaker to join us and share her insider perspective. There is no charge to attend but we do ask you to ‘Pay What you Can’ so that we can make a donation to a charity of the speaker’s choice. Sessions are recorded and shared on this website for those who aren’t able to participate live.
We hope you’ll join us on our next call!
– Carolyn Ray and Wendy Brooks, your Book Club co-hosts
this month’s Featured book
JourneyWoman Book Club: “The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria” by Marlena de Blasi
In February 2021, JourneyWoman Book Club visits the ancient city of Orvieto in Italy’s Umbria region, with “The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria.”
Books To Look Forward To in 2021
Best Women’s Travel Books for 2021: We’ve Made our Selections!
Get your shopping list ready! Our 2021 Book Club list is out, and it includes incredible books recommended by JourneyWomen. it’s time to dust off your dreams and start planning your next journey.
Upcoming Events
January
JourneyWoman Book Club: “Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World” by Rita Golden Gelman
In January 2021, the JourneyWoman Book Club explores nomad life, with “Tales of a Female Nomad”, the memoir of Rita Golden Gelman. Bring your backpack and join us s we head to Bali, Mexico, Nicaragua and Israel.
February
JourneyWoman Book Club: “The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria” by Marlena de Blasi
In February 2021, JourneyWoman Book Club visits the ancient city of Orvieto in Italy’s Umbria region, with “The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria.”
March
JourneyWoman Book Club: “Nervous Conditions” by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga in Support of IWD 2021
In support of International Women’s Day on March 8, we selected “Nervous Conditions” by Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga.
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Past Book Club Reads
EGYPT
The Mistress of Nothing
by Kate Pullinger
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PORTUGAL
300 Days of Sun
by Deborah Lawrenson
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Iraq, Ethiopia, Egypt, Pakistan, Morocco
Travels with my Hat
by Christine Osborne
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United States
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
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IRELAND
By the Lake
by John McGahern
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Spain
Driving Over Lemons
by Chris Stewart
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France
The Lost Vintage
by Ann Mah
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“For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth.
What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how to live and die.”
– Anne Lamont, Bird by Bird
Books to Inspire You
JourneyWoman Book Club: Books to Transport you to Faraway Places
Books recommended by our community to take you to faraway places. Join our JourneyWoman Book Club!
Being Brave in 2020: Tips for courageous travel
The decision to travel solo, particularly to new destinations, isn’t one that always comes easily. Find out how you can tap into your courage to embrace the unknown. (VIDEO)
Books that Inspire Travel
The JourneyWoman community from across the globe shares their favorite travel reads for December 2019.
Her Travel Journal: How to Capture your Memories
Brain-enriching and deliciously fun, traveling as a writer can be a hectic business. Keeping a travel journal allows me to compensate for a shamefully inadequate memory by getting down the hard-core facts.
Reads on the Road: Books to take on your Travels
Guest writer Ursula Maxwell Lewis shares some the classic travel books, including suggestions from the JourneyWoman community.
7 Award-Winning Novels That Take You on a Journey
Most women who love to travel are hungry to learn about other religions, other ethnicities, and what it’s like to live in a place other than our own. The following seven ‘travel in your mind books’ have each been recommended to me by another women. I now pass these titles along to you. Enjoy!
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