book club

noun

1
: an organization that ships selected books to members usually on a regular schedule and often at discount prices
2
: a group of people who meet regularly to discuss books they are reading

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Read with Jenna, the Today with Jenna and Friends host's book club, turned six years old on March 5. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025 The ambiguity and mysterious intrigue in this plot would make for a great book club discussion. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 These drink recipes and desserts are perfect for making for yourself, friends and family, or for events like book club and birthday parties. Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 All Fours went big this summer, blowing up the social conventions of just about every book club and/or mother-daughter conversation over the past six months. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for book club

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of book club was in 1904

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“Book club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20club. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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