Go On Girl! Book Club’s Complete Reading List

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 2019 – International

Housegirl: A Novel

by Michael Donkor

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Imprint: Picador (Aug 28, 2018)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
ISBN: 9781250305176

Categorized under:

Fiction / Coming of Age
Fiction / Cultural Heritage

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1-Time AALBC.com Bestseller!
Selected for 1 Book Club Reading List

February 2019 – Social Commentary

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

by Brittney Cooper

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Imprint: St. Martin’s Press (Feb 20, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
ISBN: 9781250112576

Categorized under:

Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs
Social Science / Cultural Studies / African American
Social Science / Feminism

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Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner (2019)
Selected for 2 Book Club Reading Lists

March 2019 – Mystery/Thriller

Down the River unto the Sea

by Walter Mosley

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Imprint: Mulholland Books (Feb 20, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
ISBN: 9780316509640

Categorized under:

Black Radicalism
Fiction / African American & Black / Mystery & Detective
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Traditional

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April 2019 – Historical

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”

by Zora Neale Hurston and Deborah G. Plant

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Imprint: Amistad (May 08, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780062748201

Categorized under:

Biography & Autobiography / African American & Black
History / African American & Black
History / Social History
Social Science / Enslavement
Transportation / Maritime History

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7-Time AALBC.com Bestseller!
NAACP Image Award for Literature (2019)
Selected for 3 Book Club Reading Lists

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May 2019 – Novel

Whiskey & Ribbons: A Novel

by Leesa Cross-Smith

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Imprint: Hub City Press (Mar 06, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Publisher: Hub City Press
ISBN: 9781938235382

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Fiction / African American & Black / General
Fiction / African American & Black / Women
Fiction / Family Life / General
Fiction / Literary

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June 2019 – Short Stories

Heads of the Colored People (paperback): Stories

by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

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Imprint: Atria / 37 Ink (Jan 22, 2019)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781501168000

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Fiction / African American & Black / General
Fiction / Humorous / General
Fiction / Literary
Fiction / Short Stories (single Author)

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1-Time AALBC.com Bestseller!
Hurston/Wright Legacy Award Winner (2019)
NAACP Image Award for Literature (2019)
Kirkus Prize Winner/Finalist (2018)
National Book Award Winner/Finalist (2018)
Selected for 1 Book Club Reading List

July 2019 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

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Imprint: Crown (Nov 13, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 400 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781524763138

Categorized under:

Biography & Autobiography / African American & Black
Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs
Biography & Autobiography / Women

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2-time BLK Bestseller, Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
BCALA Literary Award Winner (2019)
1-Time AALBC.com Bestseller!
NAACP Image Award for Literature (2019)
Oprah’s Book Club Selection (2018)
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August 2019 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction

Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

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Imprint: Henry Holt & Company (BYR) (Mar 06, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 544 pages
Age Range: Young Adult
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
ISBN: 9781250170972

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