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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Girl Scouts, book clubs and tweens buzzed the joint like a Bronx quinceañera. Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025 While the business of celebrity book clubs is certainly nothing new (everyone from Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon to Dakota Johnson, Natalie Portman, and Dua Lipa is doing it), what famous people are casually reading has become something of a paparazzi phenomenon. Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024 Popular on Variety That passion inspired Parker to start a book club and her own publishing company. Martin Dale, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024 Decide to only drink in certain social situations, like at book club or a work happy hour. Sarah Klein, SELF, 6 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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