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 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2018 – Selection Stay with Me: A novel by Ayobami Adebayo Stay with Me: A novel
by Ayobami Adebayo

Publication Date: Jul 18, 2018
List Price: $16.00
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781101974414
Imprint: Knopf
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: Dec 15, 2016
List Price: $14.99
Format: Paperback, 216 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9781530055852
Imprint: EDWhite
Publisher: EDWhite
Parent Company: EDWhite

Read a Description of Fifty-Five Unemployed and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Retirement Life



March 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection March 2018 – Selection The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo The Yearning
by Mohale Mashigo

Publication Date: Nov 19, 2017
List Price: $17.80
Format: Paperback, 202 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781770105522
Imprint: Pan Macmillan SA
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Parent Company: Holtzbrinck Publishing Group

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April 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection April 2018 – Selection The Book of Harlan by Bernice L. McFadden The Book of Harlan
by Bernice L. McFadden

Publication Date: May 03, 2016
List Price: $32.95
Format: Paperback, 400 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781617754456
Imprint: Akashic Books
Publisher: Akashic Books
Parent Company: Akashic Books

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May 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection May 2018 – Selection Sing, Unburied, Sing  by Jesmyn Ward Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward

Publication Date: Sep 07, 2017
List Price: $27.00
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781501126062
Imprint: Scribner
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Parent Company: KKR & Co. Inc.

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June 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection June 2018 – Selection Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross Come Let Us Sing Anyway
by Leone Ross

Publication Date: Jul 01, 2017
List Price: $18.95
Format: Paperback, 180 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781845233341
Imprint: Peepal Tree Press
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
Parent Company: Peepal Tree Press Ltd.

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July 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection July 2018 – Selection The Changeling: A Novel by Victor Lavalle The Changeling: A Novel
by Victor Lavalle

Publication Date: Jun 13, 2017
List Price: $28.00
Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780812995947
Imprint: Spiegel & Grau
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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August 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2018 – Selection An American Marriage: A Novel by Tayari Jones An American Marriage: A Novel
by Tayari Jones

Publication Date: Feb 06, 2018
List Price: $26.95
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781616208776
Imprint: Algonquin Books
Publisher: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.
Parent Company: Workman Publishing Co., Inc.

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September 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 2018 – Selection Halsey Street by Naima Coster Halsey Street
by Naima Coster

Publication Date: Jun 26, 2018
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781503941168
Imprint: Little A
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Parent Company: Amazon.com, Inc.

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October 2018 – Selection

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection October 2018 – Selection A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley A Different Drummer
by William Melvin Kelley

Publication Date: May 01, 1990
List Price: $14.95
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9780385413909
Imprint: Anchor
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Parent Company: Bertelsmann

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Publication Date: Jan 29, 2019
List Price: $17.99
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780062437600
Imprint: Amistad
Publisher: HarperCollins
Parent Company: News Corp

Read a Description of Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires



Publication Date: Apr 22, 2014
List Price: $17.95
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Classification: Fiction
ISBN13: 9781617752711
Imprint: Peekash Press
Publisher: Akashic Books
Parent Company: Akashic Books

Read a Description of Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean