book club
Americannoun
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a company or other organization that sells books to its subscribers, often at a discount and usually through the mail.
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a club organized for the discussion and reviewing of books.
noun
Etymology
Origin of book club
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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They host a new monthly wine club, have joined Beadnell volunteers and Priestley-Jayes has begun a book club.
From BBC
It also pulls a range of celebrities and partner organizations into its marketing efforts: rapper Lil Nas X, the Women’s National Basketball Association, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” actor Lola Tung and, for a new campaign starting Wednesday, Sunnie Reads, the Gen Z-focused book club from Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine.
It spans TV and digital ads, book club and college campus events around the globe, as well as partnerships with the publishing company Penguin Random House, the Chinese state-owned newspaper China Youth Daily and a stable of young authors.
Haber is a writer, editor and publishing strategist, and co-founder of the Ink Book Club on Substack.
From Los Angeles Times
She belongs to a book club, plays Mahjong with friends and relishes time with family, even if it’s just chatting over dinner.
From Los Angeles Times
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