Women, Walking: Women Writers on Why Walking Matters to Them

by Kerri Andrews

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published August 25, 2026

About the author

Dr. Kerri Andrews is the author of Wanderers: A History of Women Walking and the compiler of Nan Shepherd’s Correspondence: 1920-1980. She was also the consultant for the play Nan Shepherd: Naked and Unashamed by Richard Baron and Ellee Zeegen, staged by Pitlochry Festival Theatre in 2024 and 2025.

Reviews

[Andy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite what I was expecting, but a very good collection of linked essays / pieces.

[Clare Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was glad to find this published in the US and at a local bookstore. I love Kerri Andrews’s work and she did a great job with this anthology. Each chapter surprised me, in some way, and I enjoyed each one.

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating collection of personal essays written by women about their walking experiences. The different essays cover a wide range of topics about why the authors walk, what it means to them, and how walking affects their relationships with nature and writing. All are established writers in different aspects of poetry, fiction, essays, and journalism. I've been exploring this topic as I write a memoir based upon my late mother's dog-walking diaries - this collection of essays provides a thought-provoking context for her voice.