- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF Spring 2022
CP Spring 2024
One of the pleasant surprises about buying a new Kindle recently is the free three month Kindle Unlimited membership that came with my new device.
I'd been aware of Kindle Unlimited previously, but since it didn't seem to include many titles I was interested in I never thought that the monthly subscription cost was worth it. But my current free trial has fortuitously coincided with my initial preparations to walk my first Camino next year ... and thus I encountered another unanticipated pleasant surprise.
There are dozens - perhaps scores! - of Camino-related titles in the Kindle Unlimited library. Most (all?) of them seem to be self-published memoirs and guidebooks, and presumably many (all?) of the authors responsible for them are present on these forums. They're all of varying degrees of quality. But I'll withhold critical analysis except to say that I've truly gained some bit of insight, wisdom, practical knowledge, or at least a chuckle from each one.
To date, and in alphabetical order, these are the ones I've read so far:
At this point I feel like I should make the most of the remaining two months of my membership and keep reading as many Camino books as I can.
So I suppose the purpose of this post - aside from sharing with those who aren't already aware the fact that a Kindle Unlimited membership, paid or trial, is a great source of Camino reading material - is twofold:
1. What are some other books about the Camino (specifically, or at least preferably ones available via Kindle Unlimited) that you've especially enjoyed reading?
2. If you've written your own Camino book and it's available on Kindle Unlimited, please share it here so I can add it to my reading list.
Thanks to everyone who's shared their stories! Looking forward to reading more of them!
(Edit: My Kindle Unlimited membership includes titles available in the U.S. library. Due to the Byzantine nature of international rights management I assume that not all titles are available everywhere.)
I'd been aware of Kindle Unlimited previously, but since it didn't seem to include many titles I was interested in I never thought that the monthly subscription cost was worth it. But my current free trial has fortuitously coincided with my initial preparations to walk my first Camino next year ... and thus I encountered another unanticipated pleasant surprise.
There are dozens - perhaps scores! - of Camino-related titles in the Kindle Unlimited library. Most (all?) of them seem to be self-published memoirs and guidebooks, and presumably many (all?) of the authors responsible for them are present on these forums. They're all of varying degrees of quality. But I'll withhold critical analysis except to say that I've truly gained some bit of insight, wisdom, practical knowledge, or at least a chuckle from each one.
To date, and in alphabetical order, these are the ones I've read so far:
- Scott Bell, "One Pilgrim's Tips, Tricks, Advice, Stories and Insights for the Next Pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago"
- Ann Born, "Buen Camino! Tips from an American Pilgrim"
- Bradley Chermside, "The Only Way is West"
- Patrick Devaney, "Two Million Steps: Band-Aids, Cocktails, and Finding Peace along Spain's Camino de Santiago"
- Keith Foskett, "The Journey in Between: A Thru-Hiking Adventure on El Camino de Santiago"
- Tex Lang, "Camino de Santiago Journey 2019"
- C.W. Lockhart, "Blanket of Stars: Thru-Hiking the Camino de Santiago"
- Paul McGranaghan, "Ego Trip: 40 Days and 40 Nights on the Camino de Santiago"
- Connor O'Donoghue, "Overweight, undertrained and terrified: A Camino Diary"
- Mark O'Sullivan, "Camino Ready. Backpacks, Boots & (no) Blisters"
- Gabriel Schirm, "Sunrises to Santiago: Searching for Purpose on the Camino de Santiago"
- Reginald Spittle, "Camino Sunrise-Walking With My Shadows"
- Maureen Sullivan, "The Whole Sole Guide to Walking the Camino de Santiago"
- S. Yates, "Pilgrim Tips & Packing List Camino de Santiago"
So I suppose the purpose of this post - aside from sharing with those who aren't already aware the fact that a Kindle Unlimited membership, paid or trial, is a great source of Camino reading material - is twofold:
1. What are some other books about the Camino (specifically, or at least preferably ones available via Kindle Unlimited) that you've especially enjoyed reading?
2. If you've written your own Camino book and it's available on Kindle Unlimited, please share it here so I can add it to my reading list.
Thanks to everyone who's shared their stories! Looking forward to reading more of them!
(Edit: My Kindle Unlimited membership includes titles available in the U.S. library. Due to the Byzantine nature of international rights management I assume that not all titles are available everywhere.)
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