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

Tatyana Heard and Lark Atkin Davies lead a little book club.

From BBC

A popular silent reading party, co-hosted by reading club LB Bookworms, mimics a cat cafe, and according to the book club’s founder, Martha Esquivias, the event has sold out nearly every month since its debut last November.

From Los Angeles Times

In these days of marching death and the mortal threat of a killer we can’t see, don’t understand, and could be anywhere, it’s difficult to fathom who would sign on to spend a month and a half following this adaptation of Wally Lamb’s 1998 novel – an Oprah’s Book Club pick.

From Salon

Lipa has found a formidable second life as a public intellectual with her fantastic book club, Service95.

From Los Angeles Times

At 16, she opened a brick-and-mortar store in Studio City: Annabelle’s Book Club LA, the first young adult-focused bookstore in the country.

From Los Angeles Times