13 Top memoir books like A Trip of One’s Own by Kate Wills

A Trip of One’s Own

By: Kate Wills

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A travel story is the best story of them all ... Travel journalist Kate Wills wasn't expecting t…

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Cover of Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir by Frances Mayes

1. Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir

By: Frances Mayes

3.30

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the … read more

Similar categories in Frances Mayes's Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman

2. What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding

By: Kristin Newman

3.81

Format: 225 pages,

A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the "vacationship." Kristi… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Newman's What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter

3. Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer

By: Novella Carpenter

3.47

Format: None pages,

"One of New York Times Top 10 Books of 2009" (Dwight Garner) "Captivating... By turns edgy, moving,… read more

Similar categories in Novella Carpenter's Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv

4. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

By: Richard Louv

3.93

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

"I like to play indoors better 'cause that's where all the electrical outlets are," reports a fourt… read more

Similar categories in Richard Louv's Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • nonfiction
"The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses."

-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

"The logical extension of synthetic nature is the irrelevance of "true" nature--the certainty that it's not even worth looking at. (62)"

-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

"An environment-based education movement--at all levels of education--will help students realize that school isn't supposed to be a polite form of incarceration, but a portal to the wider world."

-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

"Joni Mitchell had it right: "They paved paradise / and put up a parking lot." But perhaps, in the near future, we could add a line of hopeful epilogue to that song: then they tore down the parking lo…"

-Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

5. Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

By: Rita Golden Gelman

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

"I move throughout the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and cons… read more

Similar categories in Rita Golden Gelman's Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

6. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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7. The Feast Nearby: How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and eating locally (all on $40 a week)

By: None

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Within a single week in 2009, food journalist Robin Mather found herself on the threshold of a divo… read more

Similar categories in None's The Feast Nearby: How I lost my job, buried a marriage, and found my way by keeping chickens, foraging, preserving, bartering, and eating locally (all on $40 a week) book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

Cover of You Are Here by David Nicholls

8. You Are Here

By: David Nicholls

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . . Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his… read more

Similar categories in David Nicholls's You Are Here book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • travel
  • audiobook
"It’s true I do have time and freedom and I love it, sometimes. But the notion that I should be “making the most of it"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"You were traumatised.’ ‘I wonder if people use that word too much.’ ‘It’s the right word for something traumatic.’ ‘But it wasn’t war. People get beaten up every Friday night.’ ‘And are traumatised b…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"she went on a solo trip to Italy, role-playing a character in a Forster novel. In Florence, she read performatively in cafés and sat in the cool of exquisite churches, straining for some kind of spir…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

"Books saw her through the pupal stage of thirteen to sixteen, frowning at Kafka and Woolf, then tearing through John Irving and Maeve Binchy, widely read in the proper sense, making no distinction be…"

-David Nicholls, You Are Here

Cover of Call You When I Land by Nikki Vargas

9. Call You When I Land

By: Nikki Vargas

3.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Call You When I Land is a soul-stirring memoir from Colombian immigrant and Fodor’s Travel Senior E… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Vargas's Call You When I Land book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer

10. Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

By: Lara Prior-Palmer

3.67

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Helen Macdonald’s H Is for Hawk, this is the extraordinary debut memoir of a young woma… read more

Similar categories in Lara Prior-Palmer's Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Sport is war in disguise."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Horse lovers have excessive feeling."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Horse smell is the same the world over"

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

"Maybe home is just all that we leave behind."

-Lara Prior-Palmer, Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race

Cover of Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans by Elise Downing

11. Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans

By: Elise Downing

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing w… read more

Similar categories in Elise Downing's Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Close Knit by Jenny Colgan

12. Close Knit

By: Jenny Colgan

3.98

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's Close Knit book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

Cover of Among the Living by Tim Lebbon

13. Among the Living

By: Tim Lebbon

3.53

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestseller and author of Netflix’s The Silence comes a terrifying horror no… read more

Similar categories in Tim Lebbon's Among the Living book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • audiobook
  • adventure
Cover of One Enchanted Evening by Katie Fforde

14. One Enchanted Evening

By: Katie Fforde

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Step into the world of Katie Fforde where love, romance and the happiest of happy endings are just … read more

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Cover of The Second Chance Store by Lauren Bravo

15. The Second Chance Store

By: Lauren Bravo

3.61

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

If clothes can get a second chance, why can’t we? Brimming with life, love, and the stories bound u… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Bravo's The Second Chance Store book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • audiobook
Cover of Nowhere for Very Long by Brianna Madia

16. Nowhere for Very Long

By: Brianna Madia

4.11

Format: 304 pages, ebook

In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures in an… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Madia's Nowhere for Very Long book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Many times I wanted to delete the app entirely, but it felt like people had bought shares in our lives. These people saved my dog's life. I felt I owed them my own in some ways."

-Brianna Madia, Nowhere for Very Long

Cover of The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne by Freya North

17. The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne

By: Freya North

4.25

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

When your present meets your past, what do you take with you – and what do you leave behind? Ea… read more

Similar categories in Freya North's The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • audiobook
Cover of Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring by Davina McCall

18. Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring

By: Davina McCall

4.31

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or sile… read more

Similar categories in Davina McCall's Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled by Blythe Roberson

19. America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled

By: Blythe Roberson

3.76

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

For writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, there are only so many Mary Oliver poems you can read abou… read more

Similar categories in Blythe Roberson's America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"It sometimes feels like men feel the need to assert their dominance over nature. Rich white men, who have no problems, climb mountains to see what having problems feels like."

-Blythe Roberson, America the Beautiful?: One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled

20. A Trip of One’s Own

By: Kate Wills

3.66

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A travel story is the best story of them all ... Travel journalist Kate Wills wasn't expecting t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Njuta: Enjoy, Delight In: The Swedish Art of Savoring the Moment by Niki Brantmark

21. Njuta: Enjoy, Delight In: The Swedish Art of Savoring the Moment

By: Niki Brantmark

3.57

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

Do you aspire to live a more peaceful, intentional life of mindfulness, positivity, and gratitude? … read more

Similar categories in Niki Brantmark's Njuta: Enjoy, Delight In: The Swedish Art of Savoring the Moment book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die by Messie Condo

22. Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die

By: Messie Condo

3.75

Format: 192 pages, ebook

Free yourself and your family from the f*cking clutter before you croak!   Inspired by The Gentle A… read more

Similar categories in Messie Condo's Nobody Wants Your Sh*t: The Art of Decluttering Before You Die book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year by Charles Wheelan

23. We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year

By: Charles Wheelan

4.05

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre–COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family dec… read more

Similar categories in Charles Wheelan's We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly by Joanna Glen

24. Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly

By: Joanna Glen

4.14

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Costa-shortlisted author of THE OTHER HALF OF AUGUSTA HOPE and ALL MY MOTHERS The story… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Glen's Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

Cover of The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara  Ackerman

25. The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West

By: Sara Ackerman

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An extraordinary story, inspired by real events, of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark … read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • audiobook
  • adventure
Cover of Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination by Jenny Tough

26. Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

By: Jenny Tough

4.04

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

It s time we celebrated women in adventure What does "toughness" mean to you? Perhaps it's being… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Tough's Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • nonfiction
"I have always felt that adventures are about connection and daring, albeit my traditional view was that it was a solitary quest and one where fears were stuffed down to be tamed alone. I would say th…"

-Jenny Tough, Tough Women Adventure Stories: Stories of Grit, Courage and Determination

Cover of The Lifeline by Libby Page

27. The Lifeline

By: Libby Page

4.19

Format: 391 pages, ebook

Everybody needs saving sometimes… For Kate, having a newborn baby means she is almost never alon… read more

Similar categories in Libby Page's The Lifeline book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

Cover of Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World by Eliza  Reid

28. Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World

By: Eliza Reid

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Canadian first lady of Iceland pens a book about why this tiny nation is leading the charge in … read more

Similar categories in Eliza Reid's Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • biography
  • memoir
  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Walk Sleep Repeat by Stephen    Reynolds

29. Walk Sleep Repeat

By: Stephen Reynolds

3.91

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

The continued musings of a hapless wanderer. Younger than Bill Bryson, smaller than Levison Wood, a… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Reynolds's Walk Sleep Repeat book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery, #10) by Ellie Alexander

30. A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery, #10)

By: Ellie Alexander

3.94

Format: 277 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The latest installment in the Bakeshop Mysteries: Christmas comes to Ashland, OR—but all Jules want… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Alexander's A Cup of Holiday Fear (A Bakeshop Mystery, #10) book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • audiobook
Cover of She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild by Gale Straub

31. She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild

By: Gale Straub

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A collection of stories that inspires unforgettable adventure. Beautiful, empowering and exhilarati… read more

Similar categories in Gale Straub's She Explores: Stories of Life-Changing Adventures on the Road and in the Wild book and Kate Wills's A Trip of One’s Own

  • memoir
  • adventure
  • travel
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

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Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir

Frances Mayes

3.30

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Kristin Newman

3.81

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David Nicholls

4.08

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Nikki Vargas

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The Pants Of Perspective: One Woman's 3,000 kilometre running adventure through the wilds of New Zealand

Anna McNuff

3.69

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Raynor Winn

4.33

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Christian Lewis

4.40

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4.03

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