book club

noun

1. a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.
2. a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.

book club

noun

1. a club that sells books at low prices to members, usually by mail order, esp on condition that they buy a minimum number

Word History and Origins

Origin of book club¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

“About the same time, Mary started with Jane on ‘The Book Club’ films.

From Los Angeles Times

Produced by Lee’s cousin Spike Lee, “The Best Man” starred Diggs as Harper Stewart, an up-and-coming author whose debut book, “Unfinished Business,” is such a hot property that it has been selected for Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club.

From Los Angeles Times

No one is a better candidate for a biblio-memoir than Glory Edim, the creator of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club with close to half a million Instagram followers.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of them were invited because they’re members of Spaziani’s book club—and there was a real book-club energy as Williamson offered guests wine and people milled around the interconnected rooms of the ground floor, grabbing food and making small talk.

From Slate

Luckily, a few attendees decided to leave the event, and I was able to talk to Melissa Killian, a retired 71-year-old who used to run a pediatric pulmonary function lab and who is a member of Spaziani’s book club.

From Slate