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 2023 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir
Scenes from My Life: A Memoir
by Michael K. Williams
Crown Publishing Group (Aug 23, 2022)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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February 2023 – Classic
Miss Muriel And Other Stories
by Ann Petry
Northwestern University Press (Jul 15, 2017)
Fiction, Paperback, 320 pages
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March 2023 – New Author
Jackal
by Erin E. Adams
Bantam (Oct 04, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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April 2023 – Anthology
midnight & indigo Issue 7: celebrating black women writers
by Ianna A. Small
Midnight & Indigo (May 03, 2022)
Fiction, Paperback, 133 pages
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May 2023 – International
When We Were Birds
by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
Doubleday Books (Mar 15, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 304 pages
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June 2023 – Novel
Take My Hand
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- Hurston/Wright Honored Book (2023)
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- 2023 BCALA Literary Award
Berkley Books (Apr 12, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
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July 2023 – Short Stories
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs
by Sidik Fofana
Scribner Book Company (Aug 16, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 224 pages
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August 2023 – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Gone Like Yesterday
by Janelle M. Williams
Tiny Reparations Books (Feb 14, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
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September 2023 – Historical
River Sing Me Home
by Eleanor Shearer
Berkley Books (Jan 31, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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October 2023 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction
Black Candle Women
by Diane Marie Brown
1-time National Bestseller, Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Fiction (Hardcover)
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Graydon House (Feb 28, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 336 pages
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November 2023 – Social Commentary
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
by Neil deGrasse Tyson
1-time National Bestseller, Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- A 2024 National Bestselling Book – Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- A 2023 National Bestselling Book - Adult Nonfiction (Hardcover)
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
Henry Holt & Company (Sep 20, 2022)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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December 2023 – Novel
Didn’t Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta
by James Hannaham
Little, Brown and Company (Aug 30, 2022)
Fiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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