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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Passionate love affairs, people belonging to the same book club and fishing buddies all fall into this category. Gregg D. Caruso, The Conversation, 21 May 2025 This book was recently selected as the YA pick for Reese Witherspoon’s book club. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025 Take a class, join a book club, volunteer with a school or nonprofit, join an exercise group, find activities that interest you and give an opportunity to socialize with others. Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 That could look like learning a new instrument or language, taking on a new role at work, or joining a nonfiction book club that involves intellectually interesting conversations, Dr. Caldwell says. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for book club

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of book club was in 1904

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“Book club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20club. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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