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.

January 2024 – Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

Cover: Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement

by Tanisha C. Ford

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Imprint: Amistad (Oct 24, 2023)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 368 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780063115712

February 2024 – Classic

Cover: Shadow Dancing

Shadow Dancing

by Louise Meriwether

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Imprint: One World/Ballantine (Aug 01, 2000)
Fiction, Paperback, 297 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780345425959

February 2024 – Classic

Cover: The Bluest Eye

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

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Imprint: Vintage Books (May 08, 2007)
Fiction, Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780307278449

March 2024 – New Author

Cover: Did You Hear about Kitty Karr?

Did You Hear about Kitty Karr?

by Crystal Smith Paul

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Imprint: Henry Holt & Company (May 02, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
ISBN: 9781250815309

April 2024 – Anthology

Cover: Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

by Glory Edim

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May 2024 – International

Cover: The Nigerwife

The Nigerwife

by Vanessa Walters

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Imprint: Atria Books (May 02, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Inc.
ISBN: 9781668011089

June 2024 – Novel

Cover: The Art of Scandal

The Art of Scandal

by Regina Black

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July 2024 – Short Stories

Cover: Company: Stories

Company: Stories

by Shannon Sanders

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Imprint: Graywolf Press (Oct 03, 2023)
Fiction, Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 9781644452516

August 2024 – Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Cover: All the Sinners Bleed

All the Sinners Bleed

by S. A. Cosby

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September 2024 – Historical

Cover: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

by Tia Williams

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Imprint: Grand Central Publishing (Feb 06, 2024)
Fiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
ISBN: 9781538726709

October 2024 – Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror/Speculative Fiction

Cover: Lone Women

Lone Women

by Victor Lavalle

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Imprint: One World (Feb 06, 2024)
Fiction, Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9780525512103

November 2024 – Social Commentary

Cover: The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal

The Bodies Keep Coming: Dispatches from a Black Trauma Surgeon on Racism, Violence, and How We Heal

by Brian H. Williams

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Imprint: Broadleaf Books (Sep 26, 2023)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 276 pages
Publisher: 1517 Media
ISBN: 9781506483122

December 2024 – Novel/Popular Fiction

Cover: The Mayor of Maxwell Street

The Mayor of Maxwell Street

by Avery Cunningham

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Imprint: Hyperion Avenue (Jan 30, 2024)
Fiction, Paperback, 528 pages
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN: 9781368098694