book club

noun

1
: an organization that ships selected books to members usually on a regular schedule and often at discount prices
2
: a group of people who meet regularly to discuss books they are reading

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There is a book club room, two employee rooms and a children’s play room and storytime space. — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026 Mountains of money are being plowed into 30-spots that tell us to let AI organize our book clubs, write our children’s fan letters, and handle our eulogies. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Clare Hornby, founder and CEO of Me+Em who is always trying to anticipate her customers’ needs, said the idea of teaming with the foundation came from her own book club. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 How audiobook walking clubs work In a conventional book club, people read the same book by a specific date, then arrive prepared to say something reasonably intelligent about it. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for book club

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of book club was in 1904

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