Go On Girl! Book Club’s Complete Reading List

Go On Girl! Book Club Group Photo

Launched in 1991, Go On Girl! Book Club, Inc. is one of the largest national reading organizations in the U.S. for Black women. Their reading list spans over a quarter of a century.

January 1999 – Selection (Author of the Year)

Cover: The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

by Sam Greenlee

February 1999 – Selection

Cover: The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord

The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord

March 1999 – Selection

Cover: Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

by Juan Williams

April 1999 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Cover: Parable of the Sower

Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

May 1999 – Selection

Cover: The Harris Family: A Novel

The Harris Family: A Novel

by R.M. Johnson

June 1999 – Selection

Cover: The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love

The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love

by Rosemarie Robotham

July 1999 – Selection

Cover: With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together

With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together

by Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee

August 1999 – Selection

Cover: My One Good Nerve

My One Good Nerve

September 1999 – Selection

Cover: The Silent Cradle

The Silent Cradle

by Margaret Cuthbert

October 1999 – Selection

Cover: Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street

Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street

by Lee Stringer

November 1999 – Selection

Cover: The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]

The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]

by Charles E. Jones

December 1999 – Selection

Cover: What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day

What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day

by Pearl Cleage