25 Best short stories books like Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed

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Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed

4.06

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti…

If you liked the short stories plot in Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed , here is a list of 25 books like this:

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1. My Mother and Other Wild Animals

By: Andrew Sean Greer

3.90

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

A mother and son embark on the road trip of a lifetime in a charming, poignant essay about making m… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Sean Greer's My Mother and Other Wild Animals book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • biography
  • memoir
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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2. The Ghost Writer

By: Loreth Anne White

3.96

Format: 65 pages, Kindle Edition

A reclusive author with a lurid history is ready to divulge her most infamous secret to the world i… read more

Similar categories in Loreth Anne White's The Ghost Writer book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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3. The Other Side of the Road

By: Andrea Bartz

3.73

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

A couple preparing for the future discovers that their dream house will cost them far more than the… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Bartz's The Other Side of the Road book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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4. Blank

By: Zibby Owens

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A wife, mother, and frustrated writer faces an impossible deadline for turning her life around in a… read more

Similar categories in Zibby Owens's Blank book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • audiobook
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5. Where Butterflies Wander

By: Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grie… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Redfearn's Where Butterflies Wander book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • family
  • audiobook
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6. Everywhere You Look (Never Tell Collection, #1)

By: Liv Constantine

3.48

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

All it takes is one shocking revelation on a New York street for a woman to unlock the secrets and … read more

Similar categories in Liv Constantine's Everywhere You Look (Never Tell Collection, #1) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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7. The Last List of Mabel Beaumont

By: Laura Pearson

4.03

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first… Mabel Beaumont’s husban… read more

Similar categories in Laura Pearson's The Last List of Mabel Beaumont book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • audiobook
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8. Amelia's Shadow (Blaze Collection)

By: Marie Benedict

3.62

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

For pilot Ruth Nichols, a soaring rivalry with Amelia Earhart becomes a deep friendship in a short … read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's Amelia's Shadow (Blaze Collection) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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9. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Ellingsen's The Lost Letters of Aisling book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • family
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10. Cut and Thirst

By: Margaret Atwood

3.15

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

Three women scheme to avenge an old friend in a darkly witty short story about loyalty, ambition, a… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's Cut and Thirst book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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11. Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir

By: Farah Naz Rishi

4.23

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Pakistani American author comes a bracing memoir about tradition, upending expectations, and… read more

Similar categories in Farah Naz Rishi's Sorry for the Inconvenience: A Memoir book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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12. The Bad Friend

By: Caroline Kepnes

3.21

Format: 44 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets, betrayal, and jealousy are at the heart of a friendship in an unnerving short story about … read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kepnes's The Bad Friend book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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13. Lovers at the Museum

By: Isabel Allende

3.48

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wind Knows My Name comes a mesmerizing tale of tw… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Allende's Lovers at the Museum book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • short stories
  • audiobook
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14. Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed

4.06

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connecti… read more

Similar categories in Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • biography
  • memoir
  • novella
  • death
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. This Impossible Brightness

By: Jessica Bryant Klagmann

3.54

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Bryant Klagmann's This Impossible Brightness book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

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16. The Forgotten Chapter

By: Pam Jenoff

3.95

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

Out of the chaos and uncertainty of war, a shy young bookseller comes into her own in a short story… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's The Forgotten Chapter book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • short stories
  • audiobook
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17. Halfway to Free

By: Emma Donoghue

3.72

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

Audible narration by Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) Raising a family is the ultimate luxury as… read more

Similar categories in Emma Donoghue's Halfway to Free book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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18. Graceful Burdens

By: Roxane Gay

4.05

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Audible narration by Samira Wiley (The Handmaid’s Tale) From New York Times bestselling author Rox… read more

Similar categories in Roxane Gay's Graceful Burdens book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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19. Tune in Tomorrow (Blaze Collection)

By: Melanie Benjamin

3.61

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

An enterprising woman in a man’s world. A vision that changed daytime television. A galvanizing sho… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Benjamin's Tune in Tomorrow (Blaze Collection) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • short stories
  • audiobook
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20. Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2)

By: Abby Jimenez

4.00

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

They’re falling in love, yet they’ve never met. Maybe fate can intervene in a heartwarming “what-if… read more

Similar categories in Abby Jimenez's Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
"We need to manifest our own destiny. I never accepted less than what I deserved ever again."

-Abby Jimenez, Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2)

"I don't know how, but it felt like this stranger was a guardian angel. Like the universe, had put him here to be there when i needed him, with his small giant acts of kindness. That's the thing about…"

-Abby Jimenez, Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #2)

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21. Sweet Virginia

By: Caroline Kepnes

3.02

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

What’s a woman to do when she fails to live up to feminine ideals? It depends on what she’s willing… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Kepnes's Sweet Virginia book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1) by Christina Lauren

22. The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1)

By: Christina Lauren

4.22

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

On February 14, an accidental email to a stranger opens the door to an unexpected relationship in a… read more

Similar categories in Christina Lauren's The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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23. The Scenic Route

By: Christina Baker Kline

4.02

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

Driven by desperation to hit the road, a woman sees her life come into view in a powerful short sto… read more

Similar categories in Christina Baker Kline's The Scenic Route book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
"Stillness can’t really exist ... because even when we’re not moving, we’re breathing, and breath is movement."

-Christina Baker Kline, The Scenic Route

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24. Bear Witness

By: Mary Gaitskill

3.20

Format: 34 pages, Kindle Edition

Audible narration by Margo Martindale (Mrs. America) In the wake of a brutal crime, three people c… read more

Similar categories in Mary Gaitskill's Bear Witness book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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25. The Contractors

By: Lisa Ko

3.55

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Audible narration by Lea Salonga (Aladdin) A split-screen view of the tech industry’s underbelly—a… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Ko's The Contractors book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of The June Paintings (Blaze Collection) by Maggie Shipstead

26. The June Paintings (Blaze Collection)

By: Maggie Shipstead

3.71

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

On a remote island, an unfulfilled young female painter finds a singular kind of inspiration in thi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Shipstead's The June Paintings (Blaze Collection) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of Fires to Come (Blaze Collection) by Asha Lemmie

27. Fires to Come (Blaze Collection)

By: Asha Lemmie

3.81

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

In early twentieth-century New York City, a young woman torn between two cultures must choose where… read more

Similar categories in Asha Lemmie's Fires to Come (Blaze Collection) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of Barriers to Entry (Blaze Collection) by Ariel Lawhon

28. Barriers to Entry (Blaze Collection)

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.19

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

An inquisitive woman defies expectations to become the mother of forensic science in this absorbing… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's Barriers to Entry (Blaze Collection) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • short stories
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Accidentally Settle Down [With Your High School Boyfriend] by Katherine Ryan

29. How to Accidentally Settle Down [With Your High School Boyfriend]

By: Katherine Ryan

3.65

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

From acclaimed stand-up comic Katherine Ryan comes a short, funny, and unpredictable true story abo… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Ryan's How to Accidentally Settle Down [With Your High School Boyfriend] book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • short stories
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) by Alice Hoffman

30. The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2)

By: Alice Hoffman

3.97

Format: 39 pages, Kindle Edition

In this star-crossed short story from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman, timing is ev… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's The Bookstore Wedding (The Once Upon a Time Bookshop, #2) book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook
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31. Natural Selection

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.69

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alon… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Natural Selection book and Cheryl Strayed's Two Women Walk into a Bar

  • novella
  • short stories
  • audiobook

29 Top audiobook books like Two Women Walk into a Bar by Cheryl Strayed

Transform Your Habits

My Mother and Other Wild Animals

Andrew Sean Greer

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Ghost Writer

Loreth Anne White

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Other Side of the Road

Andrea Bartz

3.73

Transform Your Habits

Blank

Zibby Owens

3.71

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27 Best fiction books like Bear Witness by Mary Gaitskill

Transform Your Habits

The Other Side of the Road

Andrea Bartz

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Tomorrow Box

Curtis Sittenfeld

3.48

Transform Your Habits

Jackrabbit Skin

Ivy Pochoda

3.40

Transform Your Habits

Scorpions (Never Tell Collection, #4)

Rachel Howzell Hall

3.36

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