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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From book clubs and glass-engraving workshops to quiet group reading, people return because the formats do too. Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 In a time when bookworms have their own dedicated communities on platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and celebrities from Dua Lipa to Jenna Bush Hager uplift literature through their monthly book clubs, reading is definitely in the zeitgeist. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 21 June 2025 The book made it to Oprah’s book club and Obama’s reading list last year. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 Phoenix Books For your next beach read or book club pick, head to Phoenix Books, a SLO icon that's been in business for over 40 years. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.

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