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book group

British  

noun

  1. another name for reading group

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gail Mandaville, 76, was sitting with her book group in Chico and said she was in favor of the plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

Drexel University law professor Clare Coleman thought she owned 1,300 books until her book group reminded her that she owned twice that many, given that her Billy shelves were stacked two deep.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2022

She was also affected by her participation in the “White Fragility” book group and by her own reading from a website called Diverse Spines.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

The citywide book group, which celebrates its 25th anniversary next year, was begun in 1998 by Nancy Pearl as the inaugural One City One Book program.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

When their monthly book group met at our house, I sat at the top of the stairs in my pajamas and eavesdropped.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove