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 1999 – Selection (Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 1999 – Selection (Author of the Year) The Spook Who Sat by the Door by Sam Greenlee The Spook Who Sat by the Door
by Sam Greenlee

Publication Date: May 01, 1989
List Price: $21.99
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780814322468
Imprint: Wayne State University Press
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Parent Company: Wayne State University

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February 1999 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection February 1999 – Selection The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord by T. D. Jakes The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord
by T. D. Jakes

Publication Date: Jul 01, 2000
List Price: $16.00
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780425168721
Imprint: Berkley Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: Feb 01, 2000
List Price: $17.00
Format: Paperback, 504 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780812932997
Imprint: Broadway Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary


April 1999 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection April 1999 – Selection (New Author of the Year) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Parable of the Sower
by Octavia Butler

Publication Date: Apr 16, 2019
List Price: $16.99
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781538732182
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

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May 1999 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection May 1999 – Selection The Harris Family: A Novel by R.M. Johnson The Harris Family: A Novel
by R.M. Johnson

Publication Date: Oct 08, 2002
List Price: $22.99
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780743423021
Imprint: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Publication Date: Dec 22, 1998
List Price: Unavailable
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780609803547
Imprint: Broadway Books
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of The Bluelight Corner: Black Women Writing on Passion, Sex, and Romantic Love


Publication Date: Jan 26, 2000
List Price: $16.95
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780688175825
Imprint: It Books
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

Read a Description of With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together


August 1999 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 1999 – Selection My One Good Nerve by Ruby Dee My One Good Nerve
by Ruby Dee

Publication Date: Oct 26, 1998
List Price: $26.95
Format: Hardcover, 194 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781620457788
Imprint: Wiley
Publisher: Wiley
Parent Company: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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September 1999 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 1999 – Selection The Silent Cradle by Margaret Cuthbert The Silent Cradle
by Margaret Cuthbert

Publication Date: Feb 01, 1999
List Price: $6.99
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 496 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780671015145
Imprint: Pocket Books
Publisher: Pocket Books
Parent Company: Pocket Books

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Publication Date: Jul 06, 2010
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 249 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781583229187
Imprint: Seven Stories Press
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Parent Company: Seven Stories Press

Read a Description of Grand Central Winter: Stories from the Street


Publication Date: Sep 22, 2005
List Price: $22.95
Format: Paperback, 519 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780933121973
Imprint: Black Classic Press
Publisher: Black Classic Press
Parent Company: Black Classic Press

Read a Description of The Black Panther Party [Reconsidered]


Publication Date: Jan 27, 2009
List Price: $14.99
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780061710384
Imprint: William Morrow Paperbacks
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

Read a Description of What Looks LIke Crazy On an Ordinary Day