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 2008 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2008 – Selection (New Author of the Year) Like Trees, Walking: A Novel by Ravi Howard Like Trees, Walking: A Novel
by Ravi Howard

Publication Date: Jan 22, 2008
List Price: $13.95
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780060529604
Imprint: Harper Paperbacks
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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February 2008 – Selection (Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection February 2008 – Selection (Author of the Year) Casanegra by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes Casanegra
by Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, and Steven Barnes

Publication Date: Jun 19, 2007
List Price: $25.00
Format: Hardcover, 308 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780743287319
Imprint: Atria Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Publication Date: May 01, 2006
List Price: $23.00
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780151011544
Imprint: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Parent Company: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Read a Description of If the Creek Don’t Rise: My Life Out West with the Last Black Widow of the Civil War



April 2008 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection April 2008 – Selection That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir by Stacey Patton That Mean Old Yesterday: A Memoir
by Stacey Patton

Publication Date: Sep 16, 2008
List Price: $20.99
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780743293112
Imprint: Washington Square Press
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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Publication Date: Oct 30, 2007
List Price: $27.95
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780061350351
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

Read a Description of Daughters Of Men: Portraits Of African-American Women And Their Fathers



Publication Date: Apr 10, 2007
List Price: $16.00
Format: Paperback, 209 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781400075683
Imprint: Doubleday
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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July 2008 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection July 2008 – Selection The New Moon’s Arms by Nalo Hopkinson The New Moon’s Arms
by Nalo Hopkinson

Publication Date: Feb 23, 2007
List Price: $23.99
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780446576918
Imprint: Grand Central Publishing
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Parent Company: Lagardère Group

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August 2008 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2008 – Selection Measuring Time: A Novel by Helon Habila Measuring Time: A Novel
by Helon Habila

Publication Date: Feb 17, 2007
List Price: $13.95
Format: Paperback, 383 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780393052510
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Parent Company: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

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September 2008 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 2008 – Selection Orange Mint And Honey: A Novel by Carleen Brice Orange Mint And Honey: A Novel
by Carleen Brice

Publication Date: Feb 12, 2008
List Price: $15.00
Format: Paperback, 324 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780345499066
Imprint: One World/Ballantine
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: Mar 04, 2008
List Price: $24.95
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780307406095
Imprint: Knopf
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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November 2008 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection November 2008 – Selection Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston Mules and Men
by Zora Neale Hurston

Publication Date: Jan 08, 2008
List Price: $13.99
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780061350177
Imprint: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

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Publication Date: Oct 02, 2007
List Price: $23.99
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781416542070
Imprint: Atria Books
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

Read a Description of Other People’s Skin: Four Novellas