book club

American  

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.

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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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Etymology

Origin of book club

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

What makes a book club run so smoothly for over two decades?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Some of the women in the book club are older than the late author Joan Didion, who would have been 91.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

“If I had read this book before coming to Los Angeles, I would have never come,” says Raymee Olin Weiman, one of the members of the book club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The book club comprises old friends who have been meeting to discuss literature for over 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller