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

Etymology

Origin of book club

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

book club

Perhaps think twice, at the least, before suggesting that your book club take a field trip to see “Garry Starr: Classic Penguins” at Studio Seaview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Schools like Meadow Park, in Coventry, are adopting a range of approaches to improve pupils' reading skills, including weekly book club discussions led by tutors.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“It’s the singer, not the song” never made a lot of sense to me until “Ride or Die,” which is certainly a sweaty title for a series about two BFFs in a book club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

Every month, Aunt Melissa hosts a book club at her hotel for the neighborhood ladies.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller