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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Here is a sampling of the wide-variety of book clubs offered throughout the state. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2025 More than any literary prize or celebrity book club, the school syllabus shapes American reading. Alexander Manshel, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025 My second novel, The Guest List, was a Reese’s Book Club pick — and back before so many other celebrity book clubs cropped up. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025 The Bookshop offers events, such as knitting book clubs, the Unlikeable Females Book Club, and poetry readings. Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 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 15 May. 2025.

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