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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Keeping with its founding vision of civic engagement, the library also hosts many events, like book clubs, concerts and readings.
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Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Sammy Coyle is part of an online romance and fantasy book club and says for months, about 45 members were looking forward to attending the Dreamers & Readers Festival.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Kathryn Budig, head of the speculative fiction imprint the Inky Phoenix, started her online book club of the same name in 2020.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This view had become something of a religion among tech elites, including Hunter-Torricke’s boss, who had recently recommended the canonical text on the matter, Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature, as part of his public book club.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
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Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
Sammy Coyle is part of an online romance and fantasy book club and says for months, about 45 members were looking forward to attending the Dreamers & Readers Festival.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Kathryn Budig, head of the speculative fiction imprint the Inky Phoenix, started her online book club of the same name in 2020.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
This view had become something of a religion among tech elites, including Hunter-Torricke’s boss, who had recently recommended the canonical text on the matter, Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature, as part of his public book club.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Book club.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/book%20club. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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