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

And a slew of celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Natalie Portman, have found success starting their own online book clubs. —Angela Yang, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026

In mid-February, Publishers Weekly reported that a hundred thousand copies of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel had sold in the first two months of this year, compared with a hundred and eighty thousand total last year, attributing the increase to book clubs and influencers of all stripes embracing it. —Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026

Non-Black readers, among other things, joined anti-racist book clubs and shared posts of reading lists. —Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026

One is a mechanical engineer; another operates a benign book club, the defense attorneys said. —Emerson Clarridge updated February 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 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