book club

noun

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.

book club

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of book club¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

Witherspoon, who already runs an influential book club that's picked out hits like Where the Crawdads Sing, adds that she mainly cares about how other writers will receive it.

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"She has her book club, where she publicises books, often centring female stories. Then she has her production company, where she adapts it for TV or film, and she often stars in it herself too," she says.

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Leilah Weinraub: Oh, my God, yes — the Degrowth book club.

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That was a really cool book club, I’ve been telling people about it …

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LW: During the pandemic, we were doing that book club together, but I was developing features too.

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