book club

American  

noun

• book clubs
  plural

1. a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.

2. a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.

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book club British  

noun

1. a club that sells books at low prices to members, usually by mail order, esp on condition that they buy a minimum number

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• book clubs
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of book club

First recorded in 1785–95

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

book club

Queen Camilla has been running her Queen's Reading Room project for five years, a kind of mega book club, with festivals and events and outreach projects, such as bringing books to homeless shelters.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Maybe joins a book club and meets some fellow bibliophiles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But after starting a local book club, she leapt at the chance to rent a space in the Lincolnshire town.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

I tell her that there are some repairs ongoing there, and I don’t want to get in the way, and then I change the subject and ask her about her book club.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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