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 2022 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir
Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
by Tarana Burke
Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book (Sep 14, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
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February 2022 – Classic
Invisible Man
by Ralph Ellison
7-time National Bestseller, Adult Fiction (Paperback)
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Fiction (Paperback)
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Fiction (Paperback)
- 1 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Vintage Books (Mar 14, 1995)
Fiction, Paperback, 581 pages
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March 2022 – New Author
The Three Mothers (Hardcover)
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Flatiron Books (Feb 02, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
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April 2022 – Anthology
Blackout
by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Young Adult
- 1 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Quill Tree Books (Jun 22, 2021)
Fiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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May 2022 – International
In Every Mirror She’s Black
by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
Sourcebooks Landmark (Sep 07, 2021)
Fiction, Hardcover, 416 pages
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June 2022 – Novel
While Justice Sleeps
by Stacey Abrams aka Selena Montgomery
Doubleday Books (May 25, 2021)
Fiction, Hardcover, 384 pages
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July 2022 – Short Stories
The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories
by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
One World (Aug 17, 2021)
Fiction, Hardcover, 192 pages
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August 2022 – Mystery/Thriller
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- 1 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Anchor (Feb 01, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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September 2022 – Historical
The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story
by Barbara Chase-Riboud
Amistad (Feb 08, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 416 pages
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October 2022 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction
The Quarter Storm
by Veronica G. Henry
47North (Mar 01, 2022)
Fiction, Paperback, 278 pages
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November 2022 – Social Commentary
Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution
by Elie Mystal
The New Press (Mar 01, 2022)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 240 pages
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December 2022 – Novel
Our Gen
by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Amistad (Jul 05, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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