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 2001 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2001 – Selection The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel by David Bradley The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel
by David Bradley

Publication Date: Nov 02, 2021
List Price: $17.99
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780063135628
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

Read a Description of The Chaneysville Incident: A Novel



Publication Date: Jul 12, 2000
List Price: $99.00
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780967866000
Imprint: Brooklyn Books
Publisher: Brooklyn Books
Parent Company: Brooklyn Books

Read a Description of Kismet : A story of Love, Friendship, Obsession and Fate



March 2001 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection March 2001 – Selection Iron Shadows by Steven Barnes Iron Shadows
by Steven Barnes

Publication Date: Feb 01, 1998
List Price: $24.95
Format: Hardcover, 383 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780312857080
Imprint: Tor Books
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

Read a Description of Iron Shadows



Publication Date: Jan 01, 2002
List Price: $18.00
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780743431729
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

Read a Description of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker



Publication Date: Jan 02, 2004
List Price: $25.95
Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780446528603
Imprint: Aspect
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

Read Our Review of Dark Matter: Reading the Bones


Read a Description of Dark Matter: Reading the Bones



June 2001 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection June 2001 – Selection The Blacker The Berry… by Wallace Thurman The Blacker The Berry…
by Wallace Thurman

Publication Date: Feb 02, 1996
List Price: $15.99
Format: Paperback, 221 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780684815800
Imprint: Touchstone
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

Read a Description of The Blacker The Berry…



July 2001 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection July 2001 – Selection (New Author of the Year) Church Folks vs. Christians: Do You See the Difference? by Michelle Coleman-Bernard Church Folks vs. Christians: Do You See the Difference?
by Michelle Coleman-Bernard

Publication Date: Apr 02, 2013
List Price: $8.00
Format: Paperback, 118 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781482048056
Imprint: CreateSpace
Publisher: On-Demand Publishing LLC
Parent Company: Amazon.com, Inc.

Read a Description of Church Folks vs. Christians: Do You See the Difference?



August 2001 – Selection (Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2001 – Selection (Author of the Year) Bruised Hibiscus by Elizabeth Nunez Bruised Hibiscus
by Elizabeth Nunez

Publication Date: Mar 04, 2003
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780345451095
Imprint: One World/Ballantine
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann


Publication Date: May 02, 2000
List Price: $25.00
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780345422460
Imprint: One World/Ballantine
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

Read a Description of Whatever Happened to Daddy’s Little Girl?: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women



Publication Date: Jul 14, 2009
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781593092559
Imprint: Strebor Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

Read a Description of Sin in Soul’s Kitchen: A Novel (Zane Presents)



November 2001 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection November 2001 – Selection (New Author of the Year) Cane River by Lalita Tademy Cane River
by Lalita Tademy

Publication Date: Feb 01, 2005
List Price: $8.00
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 543 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780446615884
Imprint: Warner Books
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

Read a Description of Cane River



Publication Date: May 25, 2006
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Classification: Poetry
ISBN13: 9781929642373
Imprint: Literally Speaking Publishing House
Publisher: Literally Speaking Publishing House
Parent Company: Literally Speaking Publishing House

Read a Description of Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men