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

Examples of book club in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, coordinating a big potluck for your book club or making a complicated dish for that dinner party on Saturday. — Margaret Cirino, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

The social nature of the silent book club, some attendees say, helps to provide structure and promote focus. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

In 1905 The Times newspaper had challenged the NBA with a cut price book club, but lost, expensively, in the courts. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Candle Media, founded by former Disney executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, had bet heavily on Witherspoon’s star power, social media presence and book club, but that model became more difficult to monetize in recent years. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for book club

• nightclub
• bub
• cub
• dub
• grub
• hub
• nub
• pub
• rub
• scrub
• shrub
• snub