Go On Girl! Book Club’s Complete Reading List

Go On Girl! Book Club, Inc. group photo
image of the book covers for the Jan to June 2023 reading listLaunched 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. You may review the complete list below. You’ll definitely discover some great books and authors.

Purchase all 6* books on the January – June 2024 reading list, and you will get 10% off, free shipping, and no sales tax (unless books are shipped to the state of Florida). *Shadow Dancing by Louise Meriwether is out of print, but can be borrowed from your local library and used copies are available on Amazon.


January 2023 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2023 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Scenes from My Life: A Memoir by Michael K. Williams Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
by Michael K. Williams

Publication Date: Aug 23, 2022
List Price: $28.99
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780593240373
Imprint: Crown Publishing Group
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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February 2023 – Classic

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection February 2023 – Classic Miss Muriel And Other Stories by Ann Petry Miss Muriel And Other Stories
by Ann Petry

Publication Date: Jul 15, 2017
List Price: $17.95
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780810135567
Imprint: Northwestern University Press
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Parent Company: Northwestern University

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March 2023 – New Author

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection March 2023 – New Author  Jackal by Erin E. Adams Jackal
by Erin E. Adams

Publication Date: Oct 04, 2022
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593499306
Imprint: Bantam
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: May 03, 2022
List Price: $12.99
Format: Paperback, 133 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781737933229
Imprint: Midnight & Indigo
Publisher: Midnight & Indigo Publishing
Parent Company: Midnight & Indigo Publishing

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May 2023 – International

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection May 2023 – International When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo When We Were Birds
by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo

Publication Date: Mar 15, 2022
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780385547260
Imprint: Doubleday Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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June 2023 – Novel

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection June 2023 – Novel Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Publication Date: Apr 12, 2022
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593337691
Imprint: Berkley Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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July 2023 – Short Stories

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection July 2023 – Short Stories Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
by Sidik Fofana

Publication Date: Aug 16, 2022
List Price: $26.00
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781982145811
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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August 2023 – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2023 – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller Gone Like Yesterday by Janelle M. Williams Gone Like Yesterday
by Janelle M. Williams

Publication Date: Feb 14, 2023
List Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593471630
Imprint: Tiny Reparations Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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September 2023 – Historical

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 2023 – Historical River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer

Publication Date: Jan 31, 2023
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780593548042
Imprint: Berkley Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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October 2023 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection October 2023 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction Black Candle Women by Diane Marie Brown Black Candle Women
by Diane Marie Brown

Publication Date: Feb 28, 2023
List Price: $27.99
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781525899911
Imprint: Graydon House
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Publication Date: Sep 20, 2022
List Price: $28.99
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781250861504
Imprint: Henry Holt & Company
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

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Publication Date: Aug 30, 2022
List Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780316285278
Imprint: Little, Brown and Company
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

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