book club
Americannoun
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a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.
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a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of book club
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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The result is that people now see shared pursuits — a weekly tennis game, a book club, a knitting circle — as potential products to claim and monetize.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Gluck first heard about “Theo” last summer from a retired editor friend who’d read it with her book club.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Couric interviewed Levi in February for her book club, and afterward Levi sent Couric a letter enclosed with a feather, one of the book’s motifs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Maybe in your five-person book club, but almost certainly not in a consequential statewide or national election.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
Maybe because he’s the weird type of kid who forms a Harry Potter book club.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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