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book list

American  

noun

  1. a list of books, especially a list of recommended or required readings.


Etymology

Origin of book list

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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He learned about the inclusion of his book on The Queen's Reading Room book list, as first reported by The Telegraph, about three weeks ago from his publisher.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2024

Here’s her book list for a visitor to Tokyo.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2023

Ms. Bream’s new book “The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak” has remained in the New York Times top-10 book list since it was published in April.

From Washington Times Sep. 6, 2022

"I presented Anna and a number of my clients with a book list and they could choose to read."

From Salon Jun. 23, 2021

The first semester, in addition to the book list, I had this class called Intro to Wall Street that required me to pick up the New York Times and Wall Street Journal every day.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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