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

In other words, romance novels plant the hope, and romance bookstores give readers somewhere to act on it by lingering, browsing, joining a book club or striking up a conversation. — Katelyn Frey, The Conversation, 10 July 2026

In this way, BookTok is the biggest book club to ever exist—or, more precisely, a network of book clubs that all meet at the same venue, gathered around the genre table of their choosing. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

My older sisters couldn’t wait to recruit me into their book club. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Seattle hosts many different kinds of book clubs, open mics and other literary events throughout the year. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 7 July 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