book society

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. book club.

Word History and Origins

Origin of book society¹

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

The film is based upon Pablo Vierci's 2009 book Society of the Snow, which features interviews with survivors of the crash.

From BBC

There’s a lot written about him, and I also read his book, “Society as I Have Found It.”

From Los Angeles Times

As an autistic mother of autistic children, I couldn’t agree more with the main argument of Garcia’s book: “Society should stop trying to cure autistic people and instead help autistic people live fulfilling lives.”

From Washington Post

Here, in a sneak preview of an interview with the Poetry Book Society, who chose The Geez as their winter recommendation, the poet explains his major sources for the collection.

From The Guardian

In this always shifting book, society’s unfinished transitions are never far from sight, briefly glimpsed when a curtain of narrative blows loose.

From The New Yorker