Go On Girl! Book Club’s Complete Reading List

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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 2013 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2013 – Selection Three Strong Women: A novel by Marie NDiaye Three Strong Women: A novel
by Marie NDiaye

List Price: $15.00
Vintage (May 21, 2013)
Fiction, Paperback, 304 pages
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List Price: $28.00
Yale University Press (Sep 20, 2011)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 392 pages
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Read Our Review of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, And Black Women In America


List Price: $24.99
Minotaur Books (Oct 11, 2011)
Fiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
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April 2013 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection April 2013 – Selection Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden Gathering of Waters
by Bernice L. McFadden

List Price: $15.95
Akashic Books (Jan 31, 2012)
Fiction, Paperback, 250 pages
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May 2013 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection May 2013 – Selection This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Diaz

List Price: $26.95
Knopf (Sep 11, 2012)
Fiction, Hardcover, 224 pages
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June 2013 – Selection (Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection June 2013 – Selection (Author of the Year) Before I Forget by Leonard Pitts Jr. Before I Forget
by Leonard Pitts Jr.

List Price: $16.00
Agate Bolden (Mar 20, 2009)
Fiction, Paperback, 336 pages
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Read Our Review of Before I Forget


List Price: $15.95
Akashic Books (Jun 21, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 275 pages
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August 2013 – Selection (New Author of the Year)

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2013 – Selection (New Author of the Year) The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
by Ayana Mathis

List Price: $16.95
Knopf (Oct 08, 2013)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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September 2013 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 2013 – Selection Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi Ghana Must Go
by Taiye Selasi

List Price: $25.95
Penguin Press (Mar 05, 2013)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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List Price: $18.00
Hill and Wang (Aug 01, 1993)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 432 pages
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List Price: $19.99
Atria Books (Mar 29, 2011)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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December 2013 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection December 2013 – Selection The Lost Daughter: A Memoir by Mary Williams The Lost Daughter: A Memoir
by Mary Williams

List Price: $26.95
Blue Rider Press (Apr 09, 2013)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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