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. You may review the complete list below. You’ll definitely discover some great books and authors.
January 2009 – Selection
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Alfred A. Knopf (Sep 04, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 543 pages
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February 2009 – Selection
Sweet Release: The Last Step to Black Freedom
by James Davison Jr.
Prometheus Books (May 15, 2008)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 277 pages
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March 2009 – Selection
The Demise of Luleta Jones
by Mark Allen Boone
Fiction, Paperback, 261 pages
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April 2009 – Selection (Author of the Year)
Someone Knows My Name: A Novel
by Lawrence Hill
W. W. Norton & Company (Nov 17, 2007)
Fiction, Hardcover, 512 pages
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May 2009 – Selection
I Got Somebody in Staunton: Stories
by William Henry Lewis
Harper Paperbacks (Apr 04, 2006)
Fiction, Paperback, 240 pages
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June 2009 – Selection
Let The Lion Eat Straw
by Ellease Southerland
Amistad (Jun 28, 2005)
Fiction, Paperback, 171 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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July 2009 – Selection
Best African American Fiction: 2009
by E. Lynn Harris and Gerald L. Early
Bantam (Jan 13, 2009)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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August 2009 – Selection
Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, And Commitment
by Steve Harvey and Denene Millner
Amistad (Jan 27, 2009)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 232 pages
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September 2009 – Selection
A Mercy
by Toni Morrison
- NYT Best Book of the 21st Century
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2008
Vintage (Aug 11, 2009)
Fiction, Paperback, 208 pages
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October 2009 – Selection (New Author of the Year)
The Black Girl Next Door: A Memoir (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
by Jennifer Baszile
Touchstone (Dec 29, 2009)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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November 2009 – Selection
If He Hollers Let Him Go
by Chester Himes
Thunder’s Mouth Press (Oct 01, 1995)
Fiction, Paperback, 203 pages
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December 2009 – Selection
Wounded: A Love Story (Thorndike African-American)
by Claudia Mair Burney
Thorndike Press (Feb 01, 2009)
Fiction, Hardcover, 499 pages
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