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 2019 – International

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection January 2019 – International Housegirl: A Novel by Michael Donkor Housegirl: A Novel
by Michael Donkor

List Price: $16.00
Picador (Aug 28, 2018)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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List Price: $25.99
St. Martin’s Press (Feb 20, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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March 2019 – Mystery/Thriller

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection March 2019 – Mystery/Thriller Down the River unto the Sea by Walter Mosley Down the River unto the Sea
by Walter Mosley

List Price: $27.00
Mulholland Books (Feb 20, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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List Price: $24.99
Amistad (May 08, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
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Read Our Review of Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo”


List Price: $27.00
Hub City Press (Mar 06, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
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List Price: $16.00
Atria / 37 Ink (Jan 22, 2019)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
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July 2019 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection July 2019 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir Becoming by Michelle Obama Becoming
by Michelle Obama

1-time National Bestseller, Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)

List Price: $32.50
Crown (Nov 13, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 400 pages
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August 2019 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection August 2019 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Children of Blood and Bone
by Tomi Adeyemi

List Price: $18.99
Henry Holt & Company (BYR) (Mar 06, 2018)
Fiction, Hardcover, 544 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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September 2019 – New Author

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection September 2019 – New Author A Kind of Freedom: A Novel by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton A Kind of Freedom: A Novel
by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

List Price: $26.00
Counterpoint (Aug 15, 2017)
Fiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
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October 2019 – Classic

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection October 2019 – Classic Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur Assata: An Autobiography
by Assata Shakur

1-time National Bestseller, Adult Nonfiction (Paperback)

List Price: $18.95
Lawrence Hill & Co (Nov 01, 2001)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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November 2019 – Novel

Photo of Go On Girl! Book Club Selection November 2019 – Novel American Spy: A Novel by Lauren Wilkinson American Spy: A Novel
by Lauren Wilkinson

List Price: $17.00
Random House (Mar 17, 2020)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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List Price: $26.00
Atria / 37 Ink (Jan 30, 2018)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
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