The Go on Girl! Book Club guide for reading groups : Works worth reading, Chats with our favorite authors, Tips for starting and sustaining a literary circle, Questions and topics to get you talking .... and more! / Monique Greenwood, Lynda Johnson, and Tracy Mitchell-Brown Founders of the largest national reading group for Black women.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenwood, Monique.

Johnson, Lynda, author.

Mitchell-Brown, Tracy, author.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Go on Girl! Book Club.

Group reading--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Group reading.

Book clubs (Discussion groups)--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Book clubs (Discussion groups).

African American women--Books and reading--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

African American women.

African American women--Books and reading.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 340 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hyperion, [1999]

Summary:

The founders of the famous Go On Girl! 15 photos.

Contents:

Part I-How It All Began. Book clubs now and then. About the Go on Girls.

Part II-The Literary Work. Murder They Wrote / The Mystery Genre. Life Forces / The Autobiography Genre. A Slice of Life / The Anthology and Short Story Genre. Piece of Mind / The Social Commentary Genre. The Storytellers / The Novel Genre. Out of This World / The Science Fiction and Fantasy Genre. Here Today, Here Tomorrow / Classics

Part III-Insider Tips for Starting and Sustaining a Book Club. Nothing To It but To Do It / Organizing your Book Club. The Who / Choosing Your Members. You're Invited / Planning Your First Meeting. Same Place, Same Time / Deciding Where and When to Meet. Let Me Entertain You / Hosing a Memorable Meeting. Making a List and Check it Twice / Selecting the Books. Between the Lines / Reading the Books. Can We Talk? / Having a Discussion That Works. What's Next / Moving Beyond the Books.

Notes:

"Design by Robin Arzt."

"Cover design by John Marius. Front cover illustration © Gayle Kabaker."

"A Hyperion Paperback Original."

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0786883502 :

9780786883509

OCLC:

39811757